Arkham’s Token Soars 16% on Report Sam Altman-Backed Crypto Firm Plans Derivatives Exchange
The company also relocated to the Dominican Republic, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel confirmed to CoinDesk.
Exchanges
WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26
Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month’s $230 million dollar hack.
Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions
The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.
Bitcoin Drops 15% Against Japanese Yen, Outpacing Declines Versus USD, as Yen Carry Trades Unwind
Japan raised interest rates by 0.25% last week, leading to a strong Yen and a corresponding drop across risky assets including bitcoin.
Bitstamp to Start Distributing Mt. Gox Proceeds on Thursday
Customers of the defunct crypto exchange lost their funds in a 2014 hack.
BitForex to Open for Withdrawals Following Chinese Police Investigation
Cryptocurrency exchange BitForex said it will open for withdrawals following a five-month outage spurred by an investigation by the Jiangsu Province police in China.
WazirX Hack Sends SHIB, WRX Tumbling as Bitcoin, Tether Trade at Massive Discount
Most coins, including market leader bitcoin and USDT, are trading at a significant discount on WazirX.
Prime Broker Hidden Road Adds Major Crypto Exchanges, Expands Use of BlackRock’s BUIDL Token
Hidden Road is now integrated with Coinbase International Exchange, OKX, Deribit, Bitfinex, AsiaNext, SIX Digital Exchange and Bullish.
Kraken’s Derivatives Arm Joins Copper’s Crypto Settlement Network
(l-r) Zodia Custody CEO Julian Sawyer, Kraken MTF CEO Mark Jennings, Komainu COO Suzanne Hubble (AIM Summit)
Kraken Says Hackers Turned to ‘Extortion’ After Exploiting Bug for $3M
The bug found by a “security researcher” led to $3 million stolen from Kraken’s treasuries.