# exchange News

Fantom, a distributed ledger based on Directed Acyclical Graphs (DAG), is tying up with Binance to leverage Binance Chain in launching a cross chain platform, as announced on May 22, 2019. The partnership will support assets that follow ERC20, native Fantom standard, and BEP-2 (Binance's token standard on BNB). After...

In a court transcript from a May 16, 2019, hearing between the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office and Tether, the sister company of Bitfinex, Tether has admitted that some of its reserves were also invested in bitcoin and other digital assets, reports The Block on May 21, 2019. The...

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex on May 21, 2019, announced that it had partnered with blockchain security solutions firm IdentityMind to bolster its anti-money laundering (AML) measures. Tightening Security Measures The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) persistence to establish strict crypto regulations across the globe has weighed down on exchange platforms who...

Major cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has announced that it will be offering shares of its company for as little as $1,000. This, according to an email distributed by the exchange on May 20, 2019. Raising Millions As per the email, Kraken will be offering preferred shares through investment platform, BnkToTheFuture....

On May 17, 2019, major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it has expanded its Coinbase Earn initiative to more than 100 countries. Towards a More Inclusive Cryptoeconomy The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform introduced Coinbase Earn in 2018, which allows users to earn digital currencies for answering quizzes, completing simple tasks,...