Crypto Trading news and trends

Binance Resumes Services After AWS Outage Disrupts Withdrawals
Cryptocurrency // April 15, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended withdrawals Tuesday (April 15) morning. As CoinDesk reported, the issue stemmed from the companies’ data center provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We are aware of an issue impacting some services on the #Binance platform due to a temporary network interruption...

Bitcoin Price Sinks Amid ‘Tariff-Driven Pullback’
Cryptocurrency // April 07, 2025

Cryptocurrency prices sank early Monday (April 7) in Asia, collateral damage in America’s trade war. According to a Bloomberg News report, Bitcoin lost around 7% of its value Sunday (April 6) night into Monday morning in Singapore, hitting a low of $77,077. The second-most-popular crypto...

Binance.US Restores USD Services After 19-Month Drought
Cryptocurrency // February 19, 2025

Binance.US says it has resumed accepting U.S. dollar deposits and withdrawals. Customers on the cryptocurrency platform can now withdraw and deposit USD via ACH bank transfers, Binance.US announced Wednesday (Feb. 20), a little more than 19 months after the company suspended dollar transactions. “We are thrilled to restore...

BitGo Launches OTC Trading Desk After Operating in Stealth Mode
Cryptocurrency // February 18, 2025

Digital asset infrastructure provider and qualified custodian BitGo launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk that includes integrated trading, derivatives, lending and qualified custody. The platform features support for spot and derivatives trading, locked token transacting, lending and yield-generating products, and instant settlement, the company said...

Interviews & Exclusives
Block and Coinbase Earnings Show Crypto’s Flight to Quality Lands on Bitcoin

August 04, 2023
Expectations weren’t very high for Coinbase Global this most recent quarter. The company continues to face very significant risks on the regulatory front within the U.S., and remains entangled in a nasty case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Still, the crypto exchange’s stock has jumped almost 80% since mid-June, lifted by a partial court win by Ripple against […]

Crypto Continues to Serve as Case Study in Behavioral Economics

June 26, 2023
If your friends all jumped off a bridge, would you join them? This classic parental comeback could be due for a 21st-century update along the lines of, “if everyone told...

Are the SEC’s Actions an End or an Exorcism for Crypto in America?

June 12, 2023
Crypto’s reputation as a lawless, “Wild West,” was touted by enthusiasts as a positive. Now, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its head Gary Gensler aim for...

Mastercard’s Crypto Arm Targets FIs Seeking Customer Trading Offerings

October 25, 2022
Mastercard moved into the business of providing the backend tools and support to let financial institutions offer retail customers white-label cryptocurrency trading and custody services earlier this month, it did...

Quick Reads
Crypto Startup Theo Raises $20 Million for Its On-Chain Trading Infrastructure

April 24, 2025
In the name of delivering Wall Street-grade trading strategies straight to everyday investors, the crypto trading infrastructure firm Theo has raised $20 million in funding. The round was co-led by venture capital firms Hack VC and Anthos Capital, a press release issued Thursday (April 24) said. In addition to crypto-native investors, including Manifold Trading, Mirana […]

Binance Resumes Services After AWS Outage Disrupts Withdrawals

April 15, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended withdrawals Tuesday (April 15) morning. As CoinDesk reported, the issue stemmed from the companies’ data center provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We are aware...

Bitcoin Price Sinks Amid ‘Tariff-Driven Pullback’

April 07, 2025
Cryptocurrency prices sank early Monday (April 7) in Asia, collateral damage in America’s trade war. According to a Bloomberg News report, Bitcoin lost around 7% of its value Sunday (April...

Binance.US Restores USD Services After 19-Month Drought

February 19, 2025
Binance.US says it has resumed accepting U.S. dollar deposits and withdrawals. Customers on the cryptocurrency platform can now withdraw and deposit USD via ACH bank transfers, Binance.US announced Wednesday (Feb. 20), a little...