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New York Among 13 States Excluded as Binance.US Opens for Registrations

The U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance is opening for registration and deposits on Wednesday.

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Binance Makes Strategic Investment in Chinese Crypto Media Firm

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made an undisclosed investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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OKEX Korea Drops 5 Privacy Cryptocurrencies Citing FATF Rules

The Korean arm of the exchange has dropped support for privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies including monero, zcash and dash.

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CME Files to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Open Position Limit to 10K BTC

CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.

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Huobi Plans Backdoor IPO Attempt in Hong Kong, Document Suggests

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi appears to be inching towards a reverse initial public offering, according to a filing with Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Shutterstock)

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Kakao's Klay Cryptocurrency to Make First Exchange Listing

The "klay" cryptocurrency from messaging app giant Kakao is to make its first official exchange listing on Upbit later this month.

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Binance to List Its New Dollar-Backed BUSD Stablecoin Next Week

Binance's dollar-backed stablecoin, BUSD, created in partnership with the Paxos Trust Company, will soon be available for trading.

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Coinbase May Soon Launch an Initial Exchange Offering Platform

Coinbase's head of institutional sales in Asia alluded to a forthcoming IEO product from the crypto exchange at an Invest: Asia panel on Wednesday.

Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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CoinGecko Releases 'Trust Score 2.0' to Boost Crypto Exchange Transparency

CoinGecko has upgraded its "Trust Score" metric in a bid to bring more transparency to the crypto trading environment.

CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong speaks at Invest: Asia 2019 (Wolfie Zhao/CoinDesk)

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Bakkt to Require $3.9K Down Payment on Bitcoin Futures Contracts

Bakkt has revealed the initial margin requirements for its bitcoin futures contracts ahead of a scheduled Sept. 23 launch.

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