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Analyst P.A.ID Strategies has revealed the results of research into the on-boarding practices of cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges across the U.S. and Europe, research that focused on which of these crypto service providers are using Know Your Customer (KYC) checks when on-boarding customers. These companies might have to change...
Goldman Sachs has been a remarkable company when it comes to Bitcoin. While the bank has always been hesitant to embrace cryptocurrencies directly, their investment arm is a different matter. Circle, one of the companies funded by this bank, is now on a hiring spree. The cryptocurrency industry...
In a move that could potentially legitimize cryptocurrencies even further Goldman Sachs backed payments company Circle has acquired US crypto exchange Poloniex. The acquisition aims to extend the firm’s commitment to a new vision for global finance and cement its position as one of the leading companies in...
Things are definitely going from bad to worse for the Poloniex exchange. The company is facing so many complaints things are starting to unravel. Especially their customer support department is getting a lot of flak, for obvious reasons. One user told us how his support ticket has been...
The upcoming Bitcoin hard fork is a problem for cryptocurrency exchanges. Some platforms will support Bitcoin Cash, whereas others won’t. One of the companies not supporting any future fork is Poloniex. That is a rather remarkable decision, to say the least. The company will not commit to supporting...
Cryptocurrency exchanges are always risky to deal with. Even though these companies make it easy to access cryptocurrency, getting funds out can be a big hassle. It appears some people have issues getting money out of Poloniex, whereas others do so just fine. It is a bit unclear...
In a very surprising turn of events, the Poloniex exchange has shut down their infamous Trollbox. This chatbox on the exchange has always been filled with people claiming which coins will go up in value next. However, it also became a “complaining area” due to support tickets taking...
Exchanges often have to deal with attacks against their services. In recent weeks, both Poloniex and Kraken have suffered from DDoS attacks. Or that is what both companies claim, at least. Berns Weiss LLP is currently investigating these attacks. More specifically, the company is trying to gauge whether...
Plenty of cryptocurrency traders are not too amused with Poloniex right now. The popular altcoin exchange suffered from several brief outages yesterday. During the panic, the Ripple price crashed hard and Ethereum lost US$1bn in market cap. It is unclear what occurred exactly, but we do know traders...
It appears there is some confusion over what is going on with the Poloniex exchange. A rumor started flying around about how the SEC is investigating this exchange. That document appears to be utterly fake, according to a Poloniex staffer. Someone is actively trying to disrupt this exchange’s...
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