Japanese Exchange, Liquid, Loses Over $90 Million In Crypto Heist
Japanese Crypto Exchange, Liquid, was hit earlier this week by hackers who stole an estimated $97 Million in crypto. Founded in 2014, Liquid operates in over 100 countries and serves millions of customers around the world. According to CoinMarketCap data, the Japanese exchange ranks among the top 20 crypto exchanges globally by daily trading volumes. The […]
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid is suspending deposits and withdrawals after a security breach resulting in the loss of around an estimated $80 million in digital assets. The platform published the suspected hacker’s addresses and said it’s moving funds to cold storage. Hacker Hits Japanese Crypto Exchange Liquid Asian cryptocurrency exchange Liquid Global has confirmed it has been targeted in a hacking attack. In a notice tweeted early on Thursday, the coin trading platform revealed that some of its warm wallets were compromised, adding that it’s currently....
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced the acquisition of Liquid, which operates a regulated Japanese exchange, Quoine. The two companies “expect to work together to provide products and liquidity to clients in the Japanese and global markets.”
FTX Acquiring Liquid to Provide Services to Japanese Customers
Crypto exchange FTX is entering the Japanese crypto market. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted Wednesday:
FTX is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Liquid group of companies, including an FSA-registered crypto-asset exchange to provide....
Popular cryptocurrency exchange FTX, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Liquid Group, a Japanese competitor. When all relevant prerequisites are met, the acquisition will be completed by March 2022, according to a press release from Liquid. FTX Moves Into Asia According to the company’s blog post, digital asset exchange FTX decided to acquire Japanese […]
Over $80 million worth of digital assets has been removed from Liquid Global exchange. Kucoin has responded by blacklisting the addresses that received stolen funds. Japanese exchange Liquid has been hacked with about $80 million in digital assets moved off the platform.The exchange confirmed the security breach in an August 19 tweet, with Liquid revealing the wallet addresses implicated in the breach. The exchange noted that only it’s warm wallets were affected, adding that its assets are currently being moved into cold storage.Withdrawals and deposits have been suspended on Liquid, with....
As a part of the deal to comply with Japanese laws, FTX's Japanese users will be moved Quoine's trading platform. American billionaire and CEO of crypto exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried announced that his company acquired Japanese crypto firm Liquid Group and its subsidiaries. As a part of the deal, FTX will acquire Quoine Corporation, a Financial Services Agency (FSA)-approved crypto exchange. As Cointelegraph previously reported, Quoine acquired a Type I Financial Instruments Business license under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act from the Japanese regulatory authorities.FTX is....