The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase faces tough competition from Asian competitors Binance and OKEx, data revealed Monday, August 20, as its volumes drop almost 85 percent. Figures compiled by cryptocurrency industry newsletter producer Diar show that while Coinbase trading has tailed off dramatically since the start of 2018, Binance and OKEx have either seen stable activity or even posted increases. From January to July, U.S. dollar traded volume at Coinbase slumped 83 percent, while at fellow major platform Bitstamp, the figure hit 73 percent. At the same time, Binance’s volume increased 21 percent in July versus June, while OKEx …

The world of futures trading in Bitcoin for the traditional investor is still very new, as it only opened in December of last year when CBOE and CME launched their products to the market in what was expected to be a big boost for Bitcoin adoption. However, for those already involved in cryptocurrencies, there have been opportunities to trade Bitcoin futures — along with other cryptocurrency futures — since before the big CME and CBOE launch dates. In fact, OKEx announced its BTC, BCH and ETH futures trading on November 3, 2017. But, even with this jump on the futures …

Crypto exchange OKEx has issued an official statement today, August 3, in response to its forced liquidation of a colossal misfired Bitcoin (BTC) futures trade worth a notional $416 million that was initiated by an unidentified problem trader earlier this week. OKEx, currently the world’s second largest exchange by traded value, has said that its risk management alert system was immediately triggered when the long position was initiated by an anonymous futures trader at 2 a.m. (Hong Kong Time) July 31. Due to the “sheer size of the order” — a whopping 4,168,515 contracts, according to OKEx — the exchange …

HBUS, the U.S. “strategic partner” of Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, confirmed the release of its API for “experienced traders” in some U.S. states, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. HBUS highlighted that the API was geared to high-volume users who required live pricing data and other tools. In addition to price tracking, the API will also offer historical price data, support for margin trade customization support, setting buy and sell limits, and retrieving trade history. Due to the difference in regulation across the U.S. HBUS noted that residents of Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Hawaii, …

The Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) in collaboration with digital asset exchange OKEx will create a new institutional grade security-tokens trading platform, says a MSE press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 19. In mid-spring, major crypto exchange OKEx had moved to Malta, noting their “confidence” in the Maltese government’s approach to cryptocurrencies. The joint project, named OKMSX, launched after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MSE and OKEx, and aims to become a platform for digital asset exchanges with security expertise and client due diligence. MSX has also signed an agreement with Fifth Force, the operator of …

This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. On July 4, 2018, the Parliament of Malta approved a regulatory framework for blockchain technology, making Malta one of the most ‘blockchain-friendly’ countries in the world. Cointelegraph talked to Simon Schembri, a partner at Ganado Advocates — one of the leading Maltese law firms that was involved in drafting the legislation — about what it means for the country, investors and future. On how it all started “It started a couple of years ago …

Marcel Cassar, the newly appointed chairperson of the Malta Bankers Association, said that blockchain tech sounds like a “banker’s dream.” Cassar also claimed that cryptocurrencies are “here to stay,” according to a June 17 interview with local news outlet The Malta Independent. Cassar begins the interview by noting that the banking industry has to keep up with the fast-changing digital world, making the comparison of the present environment to “rush-hour gridlock trapping a Formula 1 car.” This slowdown, in his opinion, means that although blockchain sounds like a “banker’s dream” and a “total game-changer,” due to its authentic and reliable …

OKEx, a Hong Kong-based prominent crypto assets exchange and a top 3 trading floor in many crypto assets, implemented a participatory mechanism that allows its users to vote on token listing proposals. Under the scheme, projects supported by a majority of OKEx users will have the option for a priority listing review. To vote, the user must hold exchange’s own OKB token, that is used as a ballot - 0.1 OKB counts for one vote. OKEx has also introduced another method of fast-tracking tokens to get listed called “Community Building”. If a candidate project manages to bring at least 50,000 …

The outgoing CEO of OKEx crypto exchange has joined rival exchange Huobi just days after resigning from his former post, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, May 21. Li Shufei, also known as Chris Lee, left his roles as CEO of OKEx and CFO of parent operator OkCoin on May 14, reportedly to “start a new life.” Lee is now joining Huobi as Board Secretary and VP of International Business Development, effective May 18. Among many tasks, Lee will support Huobi's global business development (including Japan, Korea, the Middle East and APAC), as well as Huobi's management and financing strategies, according to …