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ForkLog 27 24.01.2022

LAToken accuses ‘disgruntled employee’ of hacking Twitter account

In the LAToken cryptocurrency exchange's Twitter account, there were claims that the project is a fraud. Representatives of the platform said that the account was compromised by a disgruntled employee.

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ForkLog 30 21.01.2022

Bank of Laos Grants First Licences to Local Bitcoin Exchanges

The Bank of Laos has allowed Lao Digital Assets Exchange (LDX) and Bitqik to operate as regulated cryptocurrency platforms. The licences cover the full spectrum of broker-dealer and trading services involving digital assets, Laotian Times reports.

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ForkLog 18 20.01.2022

Coin Metrics: Crypto-exchange activity shifts from China to the United States.

Mining ban and banks' blocking of crypto-platform operations in China led to a reduction in the share of local bitcoin exchanges in favour of US-based competitors. Analysts at Coin Metrics reached this conclusion.

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ForkLog 33 18.01.2022

FTX: In 2021, the platform’s spot trading volume reached $719 billion

In 2021, FTX's spot trading volume rose by 2,400%, reaching $719 billion. At its peak, the daily number of trades on the platform, including derivatives transactions, stood at 13.8 billion.

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ForkLog 8 18.01.2022

Phemex to award up to $40,000 for video reposts

The cryptocurrency exchange Phemex launched the "Into the Metaverse" competition with a prize fund of up to $40,000 in Tether (USDT) and trading bonuses.

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ForkLog 20 18.01.2022

Regulated Bahrain-based bitcoin exchange closes $110 million Series B led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain Financial, licensed by the local central bank, closed a $110 million Series B round led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins.

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ForkLog 19 17.01.2022

Binance to help launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand

Binance signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Innova Company Limited, the subsidiary of Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited owned by Thai billionaire Sarath Ratnavandi.

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ForkLog 47 17.01.2022

BTC-Alpha confirms partial leak of client data

Ransomware operators LockBit published user data from BTC-Alpha, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange with Ukrainian roots.

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ForkLog 4 12.01.2022

Ukraine appeals to U.S. authorities as several bitcoin exchanges exit the Ukrainian market

Alexander Bornyakov, Ukraine's deputy minister for IT development, appealed to U.S. authorities amid the exit of several bitcoin exchanges from the Ukrainian market due to regulatory requirements and difficulties identifying users from Crimea. The CoinDesk documents obtained show this.

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ForkLog 58 09.01.2022

Hackers siphon nearly $8 million from LCX’s hot wallet

Hackers breached the hot wallet of Liechtenstein-registered bitcoin exchange LCX. The company said that during the attack the {{AOPEN_1}}ERC-20{{ACLOSE_1}} tokens were stolen. For the duration of the investigation, deposits and withdrawals on the platform were suspended.

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ForkLog 17 03.01.2022

India accuses Binance-owned WazirX of tax evasion

Indian authorities have identified a violation of tax law by the cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, owned by Binance. This is stated in a press release.

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ForkLog 7 29.12.2021

Survey: Almost half of crypto traders prefer centralized exchanges

47% of ForkLog poll participants who trade cryptocurrencies use only centralized exchanges.

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