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Finance

OKX Quietly Settled Regulatory 'Failings' With Malta Financial Services Authority

The 304,000 euro ($329,000) “goodwill” settlement with MFSA related to OKX’s Okcoin Europe subsidiary.

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Policy

OKCoin Accused by FDIC of Making False Claims About Customer Protections

The U.S. banking agency demanded the exchange halt “misleading representations” of backing from FDIC insurance.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange OKCoin Suspends Trading of Miami and NYC CityCoins

The exchange said “unexpectedly low liquidity” poses risks to users, which the platform tries to avoid.

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Finance

OKX-Affiliated Okcoin Pauses USD On-Ramp Due to Signature Bank’s Collapse

CEO Hong Fang tweeted that customer deposits are safe and USD withdrawals aren't affected.

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Videos

Bitcoin Network Activity Sees Uptick Amid Ordinals Protocol Popularity: Report

Network activity on the Bitcoin blockchain has hit a level not seen since China banned crypto miners in May 2021, according to data from CryptoQuant. The uptick stems from the popularity of the Ordinals protocol, which allows NFTs to be stored on Bitcoin. Okcoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau reacts to the report.

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Okcoin's Chief Operating Officer Reacts to LocalBitcoins Closing Down

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.

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Bitcoin Network Activity Hits Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs: CryptoQuant

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.

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Videos

Analyst Predicts ETH Could Reach $8,000 in Next 5 Years

Is the price of ether (ETH) undervalued? “Yes ... We have an $8,000 price target on the coin, that’s a five year price target,” says VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel. He's joined by Jason Lau of Okcoin for a markets analysis post-Merge.

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Bitcoin and Ether Hold Steady as the Ethereum Merge Is Completed

The anticipated Ethereum Merge is now complete, yet bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) prices remained steady. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, joins OKCoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau on "First Mover" to discuss the crypto markets. Plus, how traders have already eliminated the majority of the downside risk ahead of the Merge.

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OKCoin and Stacks Pledge $165M to Lead the Bitcoin ‘Renaissance’

Joining “All About Bitcoin” is OKCoin Head of Listings & Community Alex Chizhik and Stacks Accelerator Partner Kyle Ellicott to discuss the “Bitcoin Odyssey,” a $165 million pledge for developing new projects on the Stacks network, with hopes to expand the bitcoin ecosystem.

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