EXCHANGES

Crypto Saw Increase in Professional Investors at Record Rates: WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reported that the crypto industry saw an increase in professional investors at record rates.

Coinbase Adds Support for Ledger Hardware Wallets

Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest exchange in the United States has confirmed that its Wallet browser extension now has support for the Ledger Hardware Wallets.

Coinbase Allows Crypto Investors to Cash Out in Pesos in Mexico

Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said it launched a pilot program in Mexico on Tuesday, allowing crypto investors to cash out cryptocurrencies in Pesos in Mexico.

Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Enters Colombia

Bitso, one of Latin America's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said it will enter the Colombian market, hiring former Mastercard executive Emilio Pardo as its new country manager.

FTX Exchange Acquires Japan-based Liquid Exchange

FTX Derivatives Exchange has acquired Japanese digital assets brokerage firm, Liquid Group, and its existing subsidiaries Quinone Corporation and Quinone Pte in Singapore.

Amber Group Acquires Japan-based DeCurret Trading Firm

Global digital assets platform, Amber Group has taken up ownership of Japan-based cryptocurrency trading platform, DeCurret in a concluded transaction with no monetary terms declared.

FTX Exchange Tops $32B Valuation with a $400M Series-C Venture Funding

FTX Derivatives Exchange has concluded its Series C funding round where it raised the sum of $400 million to increase its valuation to $32 billion.

Binance Exchange Looks to Acquire Outstanding Shares in Swipe

Binance Exchange, the world’s biggest trading platform by volume, is ending its year in grand style, with a recent announcement that it is set to acquire the outstanding shares in Swipe.

Binance Trading Platform Licenses in Bahrain, Canada

The year 2021 is finally going to end on a great note for Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, as it has secured double licenses from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CCB) and Canada.

Block Allows Cash App Users to Gift Bitcoin for the Holidays

This holiday season, Cash App will enable its users to gift both crypto and stock to other users of the app.