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Crypto Exchange WEX Linked to Iranian Ransomware Operators, Says PwC

Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.

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Futures Trading Nears $1 Billion in First Month at Kraken Crypto Exchange

Crypto Facilities, which provides futures data to CME, saw its own trading volume jump five-fold after being acquired by Kraken.

Kraken

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Coinbase Pushes Out Ex-Hacking Team Employees Following Uproar

Coinbase is parting ways with Neutrino employees who worked at Hacking Team following a customer backlash.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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A New Exchange Launches, Letting Institutions Custody Their Own Crypto

LGO Markets, a new crypto exchange for institutional investors with an unusual approach to custody, will launch spot trading on March 11.

Hugo Renaudin, CEO of LGO Markets. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Finance Startup Circle Seeking Further $250 Million in Funding: Report

Circle Internet Financial is reportedly looking to raise a further $250 million in funding to counter the bear market slump.

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What Coinbase Needs to Learn from the Neutrino Scandal

Once you have to trust someone, it really does matter who they are, as Coinbase's recent PR debacle illustrates.

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$100 Million Short: QuadrigaCX Audit Can't Account for 26K Missing Bitcoin

QuadrigaCX's court-appointed monitor has finally provided blockchain addresses for the exchange's cold bitcoin wallets. They're nearly empty.

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Binance Dangles $100K in Crypto to Get Users to Test Its DEX

Crypto exchange Binance aims to entice users to test its upcoming decentralized exchange by giving away $100,000 in tokens.

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Angry Bitcoin Fans Delete Coinbase Accounts to Protest Neutrino Acquisition

Upset Coinbase users are closing their accounts after the crypto exchange acquired an analytics startup with a controversial past.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Kraken Exchange Offers $100K Reward for Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto

Kraken is offering up to $100,000 to anyone who can help locate QuadrigaCX's missing cryptocurrency holdings.

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