OKCoin CTO Leaves Company Citing Differences
OKCoin chief technical officer (CTO) Changpeng Zhao has officially announced he will depart the company, citing a difference of direction as the impetus for the decision. Zhao joined the China-based bitcoin exchange in June, at a time when OKCoin was seeking to extend its services internationally. Today, the exchange is number two in the USD market, trailing Hong Kong-based Bitfinex. Speaking to CoinDesk, Zhao suggested he is still open to working in the bitcoin industry, though he painted the current environment as one that might necessitate his taking an extended leave. Zhao said: "I am....
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Former head of development at Blockchain Changpeng Zhao has reportedly left the company and taken a position as Chief Technical Officer at Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin, it's being reported by CoinDesk. And while some folks may see the decision as shocking, Zhao said the choice for him was all too clear. "OKCoin is already the best bitcoin exchange in China, if not in the world. We plan to make OKCoin truly international. OKCoin has the best technology platform, safest security measures, and above all the best team. We also have highest volume and liquidity, the fastest deposit and....
OKCoin International Operations Manager Zane Tackett recently announced that he has resigned from the Bitcoin exchange due to misaligned opinions. "For the past year I've handled the majority of the community outreach for OKCoin and have interacted with this community as the OKCoin representative," he said in an informal post. "Unfortunately, due to a difference of opinions I have decided to resign from OKCoin." Tackett joined OKCoin in April 2014, a time when the Chinese exchange had just received funds around $US10 million and was planning to expand globally. He later became a prominent....
The bitcoin trading platform OKCoin is currently down and has been for more than 12 hours according to a reddit user. When visiting OKCoin.com you will receive a Cloudflare error as seen below: There has been reports claiming that the servers OKCoin uses are undergoing Emergency Maintenance due to abnormalities caused by server interruptions. For more than eight hours ago OKCoin sent out a tweet saying their platform would be temporarily inaccessible. The tweet is now creating outrage among some of their followers. Let's hope the maintenance is over soon so OKCoin's clients can access....
Today marks a special day: The first day that newcomer international Bitcoin exchange OKCoin.com has had a higher daily Bitcoin volume than all other exchanges. In the last 24 hours, OKCoin.com has transacted nearly 16,000 BTC, compared with Bitstamp's ~14,700 BTC and Bitfinex's ~15,100 BTC. OKCoin.com is the international arm of OKCoin. OKCoin also runs OKCoin.cn, a Chinese Bitcoin exchange that also has high volume CNY/BTC trading but does not charge fees (the Chinese norm). Whether or not OKCoin's lead in 24-hour Bitcoin volume will persist until tomorrow is anybody's guess. However, it....
OKCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers trades between Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), US Dollar (USD), and Chinese Yuan (CNY), has added margin trading to its iOS and Android apps. “In our continued efforts to build the world’s best retail and institutional blockchain asset exchange, OKCoin has added margin trading to its iOS and Android Apps. OKCoin.cn CNY users can trade on up to 5x margin while OKCoin.com USD users can trade on up to 3.3x margin. Thanks for your feedback and continued support of OKCoin. We hope you like it!” added OKCoin in a statement. OKCoin released the....