Tagged: okcoin

November 4, 2020 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) fundamentals continue to remain strong, however, uncertainty in the crypto and traditional financial markets due to the US elections appear to have positioned BTC in “a consolidation phase,” according to a report from OKCoin. The digital asset exchange notes that the Bitcoin price… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amiti Uttarwar, a Bitcoin Core developer, received a $150,000 development grant (in June 2020) from HDR Global (the parent company of BitMEX) and OKCoin. Uttarwar is currently focused on improving certain aspects of Bitcoin’s (BTC) peer-to-peer (P2P) layer by addressing issues related to privacy and… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKCoin, a regulated digital asset exchange, notes that Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching its twelfth anniversary. The Bitcoin whitepaper was first shared publicly on October 31, 2008. The OKCoin team writes in a blog post that twelve years ago, we learned how secure financial transactions could… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several major decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have experienced correction as Bitcoin (BTC) surged this past week. However, the “fundamental” developments continued, “pointing to long-term momentum,” according to a report from OKCoin. The crypto exchange notes that Bitcoin continued its ascent during the past week. The… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bitcoin (BTC) approaches the $14,000 mark, the “institutional wave” continues and the global financial markets experience uncertainty around US fiscal stimulus, according to a report from OKCoin. The San Francisco-based crypto exchange notes that Bitcoin price has surged during the past week as “a… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Fang, CEO at San Francisco-based OKCoin, a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, says she first heard about Bitcoin (BTC) in 2012. But it wasn’t until 2016 that she began to realize Bitcoin’s potential as a globally accessible medium of exchange or store of value. Hong noted… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The system-wide Ethereum 2.0 upgrade is now just a few weeks away. As the date of the planned update gets closer, the ETH price keeps rising. Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and adoption, has surged 15% this past week (trading at… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The development of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol and decentralized finance (DeFi) networks is somewhat similar but also very different, according to a report from OKCoin. The exchange notes that application developers are focused on supporting the growth of Bitcoin and DeFi. They aim to create… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have experienced a strong bounce or recovery as Ethereum (ETH) fundamentals appear to look “stronger than ever,” according to a report from OKCoin. The report pointed out that DeFi tokens have been following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s (ETH) price movements…. Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has again surged past the $11,000 mark as US stimulus talks begin and institutions start to allocate more funds to the leading digital asset. As noted by the OKCoin team, Bitcoin has managed to break out this past week, after… Read More

October 13, 2020 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKCoin, a regulated crypto exchange which recently announced the launch of its Singapore offices, has revealed that it will be listing several (decentralized finance) DeFi assets including Chainlink (LINK), YF LINK (YFL), and DFI.money (YFII). OKCoin recently listed several major DeFi focused tokens including Compound… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marco Falke, a Bitcoin Core maintainer, is the recipient of OKCoin’s Independent Developer Grant. According to the crypto exchange, Falke has become one of the most prolific contributors to the ongoing development of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol. Currently, Bitcoin (BTC) has a market cap of… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange OKCoin, which claims that its trading services are regulated, has announced the launch of its business office in Singapore. The fiat-focused digital asset exchange aims to serve as the Southeast Asia hub catering to clients based in Asia and Oceania. According to a… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  HDR Global, the parent company of BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has awarded another $150,000 grant to Bitcoin (BTC) Core developer Amiti Uttarwar. Digital asset exchange OKCoin also made a 50% contribution to the Bitcoin development grant. Uttarwar previously worked as an engineer… Read More

May 11, 2020 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

OKCoin, a digital asset exchange operating in 184 countries, has hired a new CMO and former Blockchain.com Head of Growth, Haider Rafique. Additionally, OKCoin has appointed former compliance executive for Coinbase and HBUS, Megan Monroe-Coleman , as the new Global Chief Compliance Officer. OKCoin’s headquarters… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin, along with OK Group, announced on Friday its CEO Tim Byun has been appointed as Global Government Relations Officer (GGRO) of OKGroup. The OKCoin Board has appointed the company’s current Chairman, Hong Fang, to the position of CEO, effective March 31st. According to OKCoin,… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin, along with OK Group, announced on Friday it has appointed Hong Fang as Chairman of OKCoin and Chief Operating Officer of OK Group. According to OKCoin, Fang is a former Goldman Sachs banker, as well as an early investor in… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin announced on Monday it has teamed up with fintech Simplex to enable international users to make USD deposits through debit or credit card. According to OKCoin, the feature is available to users outside of Europe, China and the U.S., with… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin announced on Tuesday it has expanded its services into Europe as well as launched Euro trading and opened its Malta office .OKCoin users outside of the U.S. may now deposit and withdraw euros and all OKCoin users can participate in… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 9:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKCoin announced on Monday it has named EOS as the latest token added to its digital exchange platform. Founded in 2013, OKCoin claims to be one of the world’s first and largest regulated digital asset exchanges. It has users in more than 100 countries around… Read More