Hong Kong Is Bullish on Crypto. Its Banks Aren’t So Sure.

Crypto CEOs used to talk about disrupting the financial system. Now some of them are struggling to find a bank.

• 2023-07-17
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin 'Looks Vulnerable': Analyst

The largest crypto by market value ticked upward to $26.8K as Asia markets opened. ALSO: A Financial Times report Monday raised fresh questions about the appropriateness of crypto exchanges operating market makers.

• 2023-06-20
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Crypto investors step up risk management after last year's meltdowns

Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, after being burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and others, and fearing a regulatory crackdown will put more pressure on remaining firms. The recent crypto platform bankruptcies trapped customer assets now worth around $34 billion, according to Xclaim, which allows creditors to trade such claims. To protect themselves, institutional crypto investors are switching to exch

• 2023-06-16
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Australia's largest bank blocks payments to some crypto exchanges

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Thursday it would block some payments to certain cryptocurrency exchanges as part of a suite of new anti-scam measures that would limit customer crypto payments. A spokesperson for CBA, the country's largest bank, declined to name the crypto exchanges involved. The bank said it would also from Thursday hold certain payments to crypto exchanges for 24 hours and soon introduce a monthly A$10,000 ($6,666) transfer limit to crypto exchanges.

• 2023-06-08
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The true cost of zero-fee crypto trading is anything but zero

Nothing in life is free. Be wary of crypto exchanges that offer ‘free trading,’ and ask hard questions about how they make money, writes Ben Caselin of MaskEX.

• 2023-04-19
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Crypto exchanges face an existential challenge. What can bring users back?

Amid the rubble of FTX and other centralized exchanges, cross-chain technology and on-chain trading offer more trustworthy alternatives, writes Simon Harman of Chainflip.

• 2023-02-23
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The 5 best cryptocurrency apps and exchanges for February 2023

We compared various crypto apps and exchanges and weighed account minimums, cryptocurrency offerings, fees, mobile app ratings, and more.

• 2023-02-16
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