Tagged: poloniex

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Pleads Case for US Policy Change Regarding Crypto

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and founder of digital asset firm Circle, took to the pages of the site’s blog to lament the state of regulation in the US when it comes to crypto. Allaire said his post was driven in part to their decision to “geofence,”… Read More

FINRA Approves Circle’s Acquisition of SeedInvest, Continues Mission of Tokenization

FINRA has given their stamp of approval to the acquisition of SeedInvest by Circle. The crypto focused company announced the purchase of SeedInvest in October of 2018.  The acquisition of a regulated securities crowdfunding platform by the blockchain based Circle represented a seminal turning point… Read More

Report: Steeply Discounted Circle Shares for Sale on SharesPost

Private shares for “global crypto finance company” Circle that sold in a Series E fundraise last May for $16.23 each are reportedly available for sale on SharesPost now for $3.80, The Block reports. The May raise put Circle’s valuation at $3.01 billion. Though The Block… Read More

Digital Asset Platform Circle Reports 200 Million Transactions for $75 Billion in Value During 2018

Digital asset platform Circle has published interesting insight into platform performance during 2018. According to the company, 2018 was a “whirlwind of a year.” Circle states that they currently serve over 8 million customers from all around the world. Transactions totaled $75 billion during the… Read More

Kraken Supporting “Volatile” Forked Coin of Bitcoin Cash Despite “Many Red Flags”

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The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has begun supporting the “BSV” coin, a crypto token product of last Thursday’s contentious hard forking of Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash is itself a “fork” or code-splice/copy of Bitcoin created by early Bitcoin champion Roger Ver and allies, who… Read More

Circle Launches Poloniex App for Trading, Adds Circle Research to Provide Users with Crypto Research

Fast moving Fintech Circle has launched a few new products. First, Circle has released a new mobile App for both iOS and Android for Poloniex users to be able to trade cryptocurrency anytime – anywhere. Even better, the native app is both localized and available… Read More

Poloniex Pulls Eight Cryptocurrencies From its Exchange

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Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced it will de-list eight cryptocurrencies – effective September 25 at 12:00 noon ET. The eight crypto listings in question include: BTCD, BTM (Bitmark), EMC2, GRC, NEOS, POT, VRC, XBC. Poloniex gave users until October 25th to close any existing trades in… Read More

New York Attorney General Sends Letter to 13 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Launches “Integrity Initiative” in Move to Protect Investors & Consumers

The New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent a letter to 13 different cryptocurrency exchanges. Described as a fact-finding inquiry into the policies and practices of platforms used by consumers to trade cryptocurrencies, the AG labeled the move the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative. The… Read More

Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Statement Regarding “Unlawful” Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),  Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets, has published a statement on “online trading platforms,” or cryptocurrency exchanges, that trade in tokens minted by initial coin offerings (ICOs) and digital assets in general. The SEC stated: “The platforms often… Read More

Fabio Ciucci Comments on the Way Forward for Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Poloniex Leads the Way

As we reported yesterday, Circle has acquired cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex for $400 million. Not a small sum. But Poloniex has a small issue it must address soon. It is currently operating as an un-licensed securities exchange. Additional information regarding the acquisition surfaced yesterday that indicated… Read More

Additional Info on Circle’s Acquisition of Poloniex Indicates Crypto Exchange will Soon Register as Broker Dealer & ATS

  Circle’s acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex was big news today. The combination of the two platforms may create a powerful payments / money transfer / digital currency exchange with a global presence. Simultaneously, questions crocked up about Poloniex’s exchange site that is operating without… Read More

Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Joins Circle as Goldman Backed Firm Moves to “Accelerate the Emerging Token Economy” with Acquisition

Circle has acquired global cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex to “accelerate the emerging token economy,” according to reports from both companies. At least one estimate pegged the acquisition price at $400 million. Circle is a company with a mission to to make sending money like sending anything else… Read More

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