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Cryptopia Update: Victims of Hacked Bitcoin Exchange to Receive $100M Compensation

April 8, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin

A Christchurch High Court has ruled that over 800,000 users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform Cryptopia, are entitled to the digital assets held in their accounts before the hack occurred. Cryptopia Users Win $100M Crypto Assets Court Case According to the documents of a Christchurch High Court verdict published...

Major Bitcoin Exchange in Thailand Shuts Down

September 2, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin

Bitcoin Co. Ltd. says it will be shutting down its cryptocurrency exchange service in a shock move for a country that is seeing increasing levels of crypto commerce. There is no word yet on the reasons behind the decision but the company reportedly plans to pivot towards other business areas....

Grant Thornton: Bankrupt New Zealand Bitcoin Exchange Cryptopia Has $4 Million Liability

June 2, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Exchange, News

Liquidators of dissolved New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptopia, released its first report on May 31, 2019. The report detailed the current state of the exchange along with its financial status and revealed a liability of over $4 million. $4.22 Million Outstanding Debt Following the liquidation of New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptopia,...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Fork: Poloniex Announces Pre-fork Trading Support

November 9, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, News

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex announced on November 7, 2018, the trading support for two competing cryptocurrency tokens, Bitcoin Cash ABC and Bitcoin Cash SV. The scheduled Bitcoin Cash hard-fork goes live on November 15, 2018. Poloniex Takes a Neutral Stand The upcoming Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork is due on November 15,...

Buda Takes On Colombian Banks and Government

Cryptocurrency Exchange Buda Slams Colombian Banks after Account Closure

June 15, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Regulation, Tech

Popular South American cryptocurrency exchange Buda criticized actions undertaken by Colombian banks leading to the sudden closure of its bank accounts without notice. Government Blocks What It Doesn’t Understand The event took place after three Colombian banks closed the accounts belonging to Chilean cryptocurrency platform Buda. The actions undertaken by...