Canadian regulator fines Binance $4.4M for AML and CFT violations

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 3 the creation of a Self-Regulated Organization (SRO) aiming to standardize crypto exchange compliance practices and policies.A global self-regulatory crypto exchange bodyPer the release, OKEx is already engaging with other exchange and market participants to form their planned SRO. The organization in…

The Celsium failure continues to draw attention to the lending issues from regulators and community. 110 Total views 19 Total shares Due to Celsius Network’s withdrawal suspension in mid-June, the very topic of crypto lending made its entryway to the acute issues list for the regulators. Last week, lawmakers and officials continued to raise the…

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) services for cryptocurrency hardware wallet Ledger have resumed, according to an announcement published Nov. 23.Ledger suspended its BCH service on Nov. 14 in anticipation of the cryptocurrency’s hard fork “to prevent unwanted transactions and potential replay attacks.” During the service pause it was not possible to send BCH through the wallet’s infrastructure.The…

Italian central banker Ignazio Visco talked about fostering or discouraging crypto assets during a lengthy speech to the Italian financial markets association. 251 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Bank of Italy is looking for new ways to apply distributed ledger technology (DLT) and is…

Major financial institutions love certainty, and that will help the crypto community immensely. Let’s get down to basics: A stablecoin is a type of digital asset designed to solve the problem of the hypervolatility of cryptocurrencies.This year is an exciting time for stablecoins as interest among financial institutions picks up speed. For example, Wisdomtree, a…

Ant Financial — the Chinese fintech company formerly known as Alipay— has launched a new consortium blockchain platform called OpenChain.According to an announcement on April 16, the platform would allow developers and small and micro enterprises to utilize innovative blockchain tools. They can now explore the technology further and develop better applications and smart contracts…

BTC price could be in line for a dip of around $2,000 after days of straight upside, with Bitcoin buyers lying in wait. 677 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) lingered near $30,000 on June 22 as traders sought opportunities to “buy the dip.”BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewBitcoin dip-buyers “ready” for $28,000Data from Cointelegraph…

Bitcoin (BTC) has been showing strength recently, as it surged from $6,900 to $8,500 in a matter of two weeks. Not only has Bitcoin sees a period of growth, but privacy coins and Bitcoin forks have also been showing a similar move.Crypto market daily performance. Source: Coin360Dash (DASH) is up 70% in four days, while…