Exchanges

During the session, the Honorable Justice Michael Wood heard testimonies from the four law firms that creditors have turned to for counsel as they seek recovery of funds from the troubled Canadian bitcoin exchange.

Emails suggest that some clients of QuadrigaCX may have received deposits from entities associated with Jennifer Robertson, despite sworn claims that she had nothing to do with the exchange's operations prior to her husband's death.

The court document states, “On February 6, 2019, Quadriga inadvertently transferred 103 bitcoins valued at approximately $468,675 to Quadriga cold wallets which the Company is currently unable to access.”

“Proof of Reserves allows an exchange to prove how many bitcoin they could spend, without needing to generate a ‘live’ transaction or exposing themselves to the risks of moving funds.”

On January 31, 2019, the cryptocurrency exchange went offline posting a statement that they had filed for creditor protection.

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has completed the largest transaction in its history after it made its foray into the futures trading world with the acquisition of London-based Crypto Facilities.

Binance users can now buy bitcoin, ether, litecoin and XRP directly from Binance using their credit cards.

Zebpay is expanding to five new European countries, and it's celebrating with a trading competition.

FastBitcoins.com has announced the launch of its cash-based bitcoin exchange, which includes Lightning Network integration.

Several of South Korea’s top cryptocurrency exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time.