Topic: #exchanges
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Coinbase streams $150,000 Singapore trading cup as Intern leads displayed standings
Coinbase streamed a 10-trader perpetual-futures contest from Singapore on Oct. 8 with a $150,000 prize. Its event page listed Intern first with $4,263.37 in P&L, but CryptoSlate didn't report a confirmed winner.
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Binance to delist 22 tokens and restrict eight services for users in Brazil
Binance will halt trading in 22 tokens and restrict eight products, including Binance Loans and margin trading, for Brazilian users from Oct. 27, U.Today reported. Customers outside Brazil aren't affected.
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XRP's 63 billion circulating supply isn't what's for sale, CryptoSlate analysis says
A CryptoSlate analysis says XRP's roughly 63.09 billion circulating supply measures market scale, while exchange balances, order-book depth and fund holdings show how little of it is actually on offer.
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Bitcoin.de says BaFin rejected its MiCA bid, plans partner-run restart
Bitcoin.de operator Futurum Bank AG says BaFin refused its MiCA authorization, so the platform plans to move trading and custody to two regulated German partners. It hasn't named the partners or set a restart date.
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US spot XRP ETFs hold $1.7 billion as weekly net inflows slow to $3.9 million
Five US spot XRP ETFs held an estimated $1.7 billion at the Oct. 6 close, Maketo data shows, but weekly net inflows were only about $3.9 million as Franklin and Canary saw outflows.
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Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered back OKX at unchanged $25 billion valuation
OKX raised new funding at a $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple, SC Ventures and London quant firm QRT, Bloomberg reported. That's the same price ICE paid when it invested in March.
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Kraken parent Payward joins Singapore Gulf Bank's SGB Net for 24/7 dollar funding
Payward, Kraken's parent, connected to Singapore Gulf Bank's SGB Net clearing network, opening round-the-clock US-dollar funding for selected institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf, per an Oct. 5 release.
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India's local crypto exchanges received just 0.7% of inflows, Chainalysis estimates
Chainalysis estimates India's domestic exchanges received 0.7% of exchange value from Indian users, down from around 7%, while Brazil-based platforms rose to 12.5% of inflows, CryptoSlate reported.
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Binance to require Brazil users to disclose purpose of cross-border crypto transfers
Starting Nov. 1, Binance will ask Brazilian users to state the purpose and counterparty type of international crypto transfers. Withdrawals stay blocked, and deposits can be held, until users answer.
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bitFlyer adds 48-hour crypto transfer hold for users verified within 90 days
Japanese exchange bitFlyer said that from October 15, 2026, users who completed KYC less than 90 days earlier will face a 48-hour restriction on sending crypto bought with new yen deposits off the platform.
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Thai exchange Bitkub adds Aptos-native USDT for deposits and withdrawals
Bitkub, a Thai exchange with more than 5 million registered users, began supporting Tether's USDT on Aptos on September 30, giving users a baht on-ramp and off-ramp, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Crypto hack losses hit $768M in September, led by $388M Bitget breach, CertiK says
Crypto lost more than $766 million to hacks in September, according to PeckShield and CertiK, with a $388 million Bitget breach and a $320 million Liquid Network exploit making up most of the total.
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Coinbase wins CFTC clearinghouse nod, but its stock perps filing names Nodal Clear
The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization on Sept. 28, CryptoSlate reported. Coinbase's single-stock perpetual futures proposal was still 'Approval Pending' on Sept. 30 and names Nodal Clear.
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Bitget reports 131% reserve ratio days after $387.5 million wallet breach
Bitget's September 29 Proof of Reserves snapshot showed a 131% overall ratio across 19 assets, according to Crypto Briefing, five days after a $387.5 million breach hit its hot and warm wallets.
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Robinhood's average daily crypto volume rose 24% in September, Crypto Briefing reports
Robinhood's average daily notional crypto trading volume rose 24% in September versus August, Crypto Briefing reports, though the report gives no full-month total and volumes remain well below 2025 levels.
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Bitget says BTC withdrawals are open after $387.5M hot wallet breach
Bitget said it opened BTC withdrawals on the Bitcoin network on Sept. 28. It's the first stage of a phased reopening after a hot wallet breach the exchange now estimates at approximately $387.5 million.
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Bitget $387.5M breach: Sygnum shields institutions while retail freezes
Bitget's $387.5 million breach on September 24 triggered a withdrawal freeze, but Sygnum's Swiss bank custody service let institutional clients trade with collateral held off-exchange—a protection unavailable to retail traders.
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Moscow Exchange launches crypto perpetual futures with 600B ruble turnover
Moscow Exchange launched perpetual futures contracts tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Tron on September 22, allowing qualified investors to gain crypto price exposure without holding the underlying assets. Cumulative turnover has exceeded 600 billion rubles.
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Kraken joins X Cashtag program, enabling direct trading from social feed
Kraken integrated with X's US Cashtag partner program on September 16, allowing users to tap ticker symbols on the social platform to view prices and trade directly through Kraken's app or website. The integration formalizes crypto's historically close relationship between social discovery and financial transactions.
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US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank for IRGC Bitcoin transfers
The Treasury Department sanctioned the Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and its software developer Pishtaz Simorgh on September 17, alleging the platforms facilitated hundreds of millions in Bitcoin transfers to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Liquid's L-BTC resumes trading with 85% reserve coverage after restart
Liquid's L-BTC token resumed trading on September 10 with Bitcoin reserves covering only 85.15% of outstanding supply, a gap of roughly 627 BTC. Trading on SideSwap reopened while peg-outs remained suspended during the reserve restoration process.
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NES Token Recovery Splits Holders Across Exchanges After $286M Exploit
NES token returned to trading on Binance Alpha and Kraken on September 10 after a security incident on August 24. The exchanges use different eligibility rules and snapshots for swaps and refunds, leaving some holders with unequal recovery outcomes.
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GMO Coin may suspend Bitcoin services during eCash Alpha snapshot Aug. 23
GMO Coin signaled potential suspension of Bitcoin trading and deposit services when eCash, a Bitcoin-derived chain, takes its first balance snapshot at block 963,648 around Aug. 23. The exchange hasn't confirmed timing, raising questions about replay safety and market stability during the Alpha stage rollout.
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KuCoin shifts perpetual contracts to hourly funding settlement
KuCoin activated an automatic rule on August 17 that moves USDT- and USDC-margined perpetual contracts to hourly funding settlement when funding rates hit contract-specific limits. Returning to four-hour settlement requires 36 consecutive hours of stable rates below 0.002%.