LocalBitcoins

LocalBitcoins, one of the longest-running bitcoin exchanges, is set to close this month in response to the "ongoing very cold crypto winter," roughly a decade after its inception. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest firm hit by the downturn in the crypto markets.

9 feb 2023

Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins is set to close this month amid the "ongoing very cold crypto winter." Okcoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau weighs in on how this could impact the market and crypto sector overall.

9 feb 2023

Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins will close this month after 10 years of operation, in response to current market conditions. The company said in a statement, "we are sad to share, that regardless of our efforts to overcome challenges during the ongoing very cold crypto-winter, we have regretfully concluded that LocalBitcoins can no longer provide its Bitcoin trading service."

9 feb 2023

Okcoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent pause in bitcoin's January rally as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization trades sideways, staying below the $23,000 level. Plus, insights on the Ordinals protocol boosting network activity on the Bitcoin blockchain to a two-year high, according to a new CryptoQuant report. And, his reaction to LocalBitcoins planning to close down amid crypto winter.

9 feb 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of crypto exchange FTX, in an interview with Politico's Morning Money backtracked on his remarks that he would donate up to $1 billion in the next U.S. presidential election. Plus, crypto exchanges LocalBitcoins, Crypto.com and Blockchain.com have notified their Russian users that their services will soon be discontinued and recommended that the users withdraw funds from their accounts.

14 ott 2022

Mercati

Un venditore locale di Bitcoin con sede nel Missouri si è dichiarato colpevole di aver gestito un'attività di trasferimento di denaro senza licenza.

Di Stan Higgins3 mag 2017

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Il client di chat del mercato P2P LocalBitcoins è stato hackerato, con conseguente diffusione di malware e perdita dei fondi dei clienti.

Di Stan Higgins29 gen 2015