Centralized exchange

The weekly trading volume of Binance.US, the American wing of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has fallen from a yearly high of nearly $5 billion to just $40 million, according to Kaiko data. This comes as global regulators scrutinize Binance and other centralized exchanges. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

19 sept. 2023

Tribe Capital Managing Partner Boris Revsin discusses the outlook for venture capital (VC) funding into centralized exchanges in the wake of the FTX collapse. "We're quite bullish that we're going to get over this hump," Revsin said. "But it's painful right now."

21 févr. 2023

Has crypto exchange Binance become too big? Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann addresses the concerns around centralized crypto platforms, saying "I don't think it will really be an issue because in the end, it will be DeFi that reigns supreme."

1 déc. 2022

CoinDesk's sister company Genesis Global Capital has reportedly hired an investment bank to explore options, including a potential bankruptcy. Kraken incoming CEO Dave Ripley discusses the potential contagion concerns and the wider impact of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Plus, how Kraken differentiates itself from competitors as the centralized exchange model comes under scrutiny.

23 nov. 2022