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A startup called Cryptofacil has announced plans to launch the “largest cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America and the Caribbean.” The exchange will be powered by Bittrex trading platform technology and will support 200 digital tokens and over 270 trading pairs.
Coinbase is adding GBP trading pairs to its platform so UK users can trade using their local currency.
The Bittrex exchange decided to delist Bitcoin Gold after the developers refused to compensate 12,372 BTG for losses resulting from an attack on the network in May.
Alex Kruger, an economist and cryptanalyst, recently discovered that one user of the Korean exchange Bithumb has been creating $250 million in “fake volume” on the exchange every day since August 25th.
CBOE Global Markets, owner of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and one of the world's largest holding companies, plans to launch Ethereum (ETH) futures by the end of 2018, Business Insider reports.
Ticket Monster (TMON) is an e-commerce company with approximately $4 billion in sales. On Wednesday, the company issued a press release saying it had raised $32 million to issue a new stablecoin, Terra, in addition to its existing Luna token, which is collateralized on the company's blockchain platform.
Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, is renewing its contract with Nonghyup Bank and will reinstate new account registrations. Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday that Bithumb and Nonghyup plan to sign a contract on August 30 that will allow the exchange to register virtual accounts for cryptocurrency traders.
On the cex.io crypto exchange, you can now complete the account verification procedure with Telegram Passport by logging into your account via Telegram.
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