Crypto Exchange


Policy

U.S. SEC's Acting Chair Walking Back Agency Proposal on Crypto Trading Platforms

The securities regulator's long-delayed rule expanding the scope of regulated exchanges shouldn't have tried to include crypto, Mark Uyeda argues.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Upbit Partner Firm Faces 3 Month Partial Suspension From South Korea

The notice is due to the company's "violation of the obligation to prohibit transactions with unreported virtual asset operators," it said.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Finance

Blockchain.com Takes Step Towards IPO With New Executive Appointments

The company is joining a growing number of cryptocurrency firms for IPO ambitions amid growing institutional adoption and a more favorable regulatory environment.

Ether ETFs draw in millions as BTC ETFs see outflows.

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Crypto.com President Eric Anziani on the Exchange’s Ambitious Global Plans

The Singapore-based exchange has made a plethora of announcements regarding its plans for the E.U., the U.S. and Asia.

Crypto.com president Eric Anziani

Finance

Crypto Exchange Phemex Investigating Hack Reports as $29M Drained From Hot Wallets

The company's CEO has confirmed that Phemex is "looking into reports" of the hot wallet withdrawals

(Pixabay)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

OKX's Hong Fang: 2025 Will Be a Year of Self-Custody

The increasing popularity of decentralized exchanges and an awareness of centralization risk is raising demand for self-custody, says OKX's President.

OKX President Hong Fang

Markets

HyperLiquid Sees Record $60M in USDC Flee as North Korea Said to Be Probing Perpetuals Exchange

North Korea-linked addresses, said to be possibly testing the exchange for weaknesses, have accrued losses exceeding $700,000, according to one observer.

USDC net flows on HyperLiquid. (Hashed Official/Dune)

Finance

U.S. Crypto Industry Will Follow a Different Path From Rest of World: BitMEX Group CEO

BitMex does not operate in the U.S. and is positioned more in Asia than any other part of the world.

BitMEX Group CEO Stephan Lutz (Courtesy: BitMEX)

Finance

Mt. Gox Wouldn't Have Happened With Modern Tools, Mark Karpeles Says

As the former Mt. Gox CEO launches his new exchange and ‘Ungox’ venture, he reflects on what he wishes he could have done differently a decade ago.

Mark Karpeles (left), Former CEO of Mt. Gox, talking to CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds at Korea Blockchain Week on Sept. 4. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis to Enter Middle East

BitOasis recently won a license to operate as a broker-dealer in Bahrain and is also licensed in its native UAE.

CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)