ChainCatcher message, according to Coindesk, a Coinbase spokesperson responded to Kaiko's recent report. The Coinbase spokesperson stated, "In October, we did not see significant changes or declines in BTC-USD depth around 2%."Previously, Kaiko reported that after the SEC accused Cumberland of trading over $2 billion in crypto assets as an unregistered dealer, liquidity measured at 2% market depth decreased on October 10. The 2% BTC depth on Coinbase began to decline from 18:00 UTC on October 10, dropping 46% within a few hours to 267 BTC.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Exchange continues to hold its position as the largest licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong. As of October 16, according to the latest data from Coingecko, HashKey Exchange ranks among the top 8 global exchanges, making it the highest-ranked licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong.HashKey Exchange's total trading volume has surpassed HKD 538 billion, with user assets exceeding HKD 5 billion, marking significant breakthroughs in multiple business areas for the company. Notably, with in-depth cooperation with several leading brokerages, HashKey Exchange's Omnibus brokerage services have seen substantial growth, with total trading volume reaching HKD 3.3 billion as of October 17, and a quarterly growth rate of 1272%. As a core brokerage service provider in Hong Kong, HashKey Exchange will continue to focus on providing convenient, secure, and efficient virtual asset deposit and withdrawal functions for brokerage investors in the future.Additionally, in celebration of its first anniversary, HashKey Exchange launched trading for Avalanche (AVAX) and Chainlink (LINK) to Hong Kong retail investors on August 28. This marks the first addition of new trading tokens in Hong Kong since the start of retail trading in August 2023, aside from Bitcoin and Ethereum. HashKey Exchange has submitted its third batch of trading token applications to regulators and plans to continue expanding the range of assets available for retail trading, offering diversified investment options to the market and investors.

ChainCatcher news, the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) temporarily suspended the financial services provider license of the cryptocurrency trading platform Banxso on Wednesday, citing concerns that its marketing practices promised clients unrealistic returns.There were previous allegations that Banxso used deepfake techniques in its advertising and employed aggressive sales tactics to pressure clients into investing without proper risk assessment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the short video application TikTok is under scrutiny for allegedly operating in the UK in a manner similar to cryptocurrency exchanges. It is reported that a compliance expert has warned the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), suggesting that TikTok undergo checks for money laundering and terrorist financing. The expert emphasized that the virtual tokens on TikTok could potentially be indirectly exchanged for real currency through its creator program, which is concerning.This scrutiny stems from TikTok's virtual currency system—TikTok tokens. Users can purchase tokens with real money and gift them on the platform or during live streams. They may also have the option to exchange these tokens back for cash. This process is similar to cryptocurrency trading. Given the strict regulations surrounding cryptocurrency businesses, this system has raised regulatory concerns. Critics argue that TikTok's handling of virtual currency may face the same scrutiny as cryptocurrency platforms. Additionally, such cryptocurrency-like transactions have raised concerns about the security of users' financial data, especially considering the geopolitical sensitivities.It is reported that the letter stated: "TikTok provides funding transfer services for money service businesses through its rewards program and facilitates the exchange of crypto assets for currency or currency for crypto assets, or makes arrangements for such exchanges." As of the time of publication, neither TikTok nor the FCA has responded to Cryptonews' request for comment.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, the African cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card has completed a $33 million Series C funding round, led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Coinbase, Kraken, OpenSea, and Worldcoin. This round of financing will be used to expand its B2B business. Yellow Card's total funding amount has reached at least $88 million.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Yellow Card completed a $15 million Series A funding round in September 2021, led by Valar Ventures, Third Prime, and Castle Island Ventures, and also completed a $40 million Series B funding round in September 2022, led by Polychain Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to Shield monitoring, the Void token on the Base network has dropped by 99%. The deployer thevoid.base.eth removed liquidity about 8 hours ago, exchanging the token for approximately 130 ETH (worth about $360,000), and has deposited it into Binance.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial announced the completion of a $25 million financing round led by Ripple Labs. At the same time, Bitnomial launched a perpetual futures trading platform called Botanical, which is currently in a closed testing phase.The Botanical platform will provide investors with perpetual futures, traditional futures, and options trading services. Bitnomial CEO Luke Hoersten stated that the company is boldly advancing its mission to provide users with a regulated and innovative trading experience through Botanical, offering an alternative to the currently widely used decentralized exchanges and VPN-based workarounds.Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that Bitnomial's introduction of an offshore trading model into the U.S. derivatives industry presents a significant opportunity for establishing a compliant digital asset derivatives market (such as XRP). Bitnomial will utilize Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin for the settlement of perpetual futures.Previous news, Bitnomial filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), questioning its regulatory authority over XRP futures contracts.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ripple Labs announced its upcoming USD-pegged stablecoin RLUSD's exchange and market maker partners are awaiting regulatory approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Ripple has partnered with exchanges such as Bitstamp, Bitso, and Bullish, while Keyrock and B2C2 will serve as market makers for RLUSD.Ripple Labs President Monica Long stated that RLUSD will serve as an important bridge for payments and the tokenization of real assets, and will be backed by short-term U.S. Treasury bonds, dollar deposits, and cash equivalents. RLUSD is planned to be tested on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum network, with an expected launch in the near future.

ChainCatcher news reports that former Philippine mayor Alice Guo is associated with the now-defunct Atom Asset Exchange (AAX), which laundered money and stole customers' crypto assets in 2022.Additionally, Hong Kong police stated that Su Weiyi is the "mastermind" behind AAX, which once had over 2 million users and is now closed. He is accused of absconding with at least $2.15 million of customer cryptocurrency. However, a petition claims that this figure is at least $30 million. Su Weiyi co-owns other companies with partners linked to convicted felons Alice Guo and Huang Zhiyang (Baofu partner).Guo faces 87 charges of money laundering, as well as charges of operating an illegal gambling syndicate and human trafficking. If convicted, she and her accomplices could face up to 1,218 years in prison. Guo denies all charges.

ChainCatcher news, according to FinanceFeeds, the Stuttgart Digital Exchange announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance its scalability and facilitate the expansion of its crypto infrastructure, broadening its product offerings for European financial institutions.The Stuttgart Stock Exchange Group initially provides ESG data for about 30 cryptocurrencies, which was made available after the release of the EU MiCA regulation, which established transparency requirements for crypto asset service providers, mandating these providers to disclose sustainability data for the cryptocurrencies they offer.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, Deutsche Bank will provide Keyrock with multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange services, enabling the digital asset company to optimize and expand its market-making and over-the-counter trading services. By integrating services into a single entity, Keyrock can reduce its counterparty and settlement risks, allowing Keyrock to expand its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Latin America (LATAM).

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Pie Shield, about 3 hours ago, the vitalik.eth marked address exchanged 67 billion DOG for approximately 39.5 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, Puff posted on X reminding $PUFF token holders that the ultimate moment of choice is approaching, with the actionable period from October 15 to 22. $COOK will be launched on October 23 (with $COOK being the token of the liquid staking protocol Meth Protocol in the mantle ecosystem). The earlier you lock in, the higher the rewards in $PUFF you will receive, up to 1.42 times. The options are as follows:Option 1: Burn $PUFF to exchange for $COOK tokens, fully unlocked on the TGE day. Share 4.5% of the total supply, which is 225 million $COOK tokens;Option 2: Lock $PUFF for 6 months to receive a free mETH loan and gain a share of 22.5 million $COOK tokens;Option 3: Neither burn nor lock, still able to receive 2.5 million $COOK tokens for free.Additionally, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, PUFF is an innovative Meme project in the Mantle ecosystem, and Puff dragons is a series of 8,888 Puff dragon NFTs under PUFF, which includes 388 legendary Puff dragons.

ChainCatcher news, according to Zerion monitoring, 9 minutes ago, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold DOG for 24.311 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale is going long on AAVE. 9 hours ago, it bought 31,173 AAVE (approximately 4.8 million USD) and deposited it into Aave, then borrowed 2.7 million GHO from Aave and exchanged it for USDC.After that, the whale deposited USDC into Coinbase to purchase more AAVE.

ChainCatcher message, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 2 hours ago, a whale 0xe9f exchanged all of its OM (approximately $988,000) for 8.45 million NEIROETH at an average price of $0.1168.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain data shows that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold ETH 6900, POPCAT, and MSTR, exchanging for a total of 180.969 ETH.Additionally, Vitalik also sold POPCAT, SATO, and ITO, exchanging for a total of 71.369 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain PEPE holder exchanged 5.956 billion PEPE (approximately $574,000) for 754,943 SPX (approximately $684,000) three hours ago.Previously, from April 18 to May 15, he purchased 8.155 billion PEPE (approximately $800,000), realizing an unrealized profit of $120,000. As the SPX price increased, the holder's net worth rose by 16%.

According to ChainCatcher news, monitored by Lookonchain, a certain PEPE holder exchanged 59.56 billion PEPE (approximately $574,000) for 754,943 SPX (approximately $684,000) three hours ago.Previously, the holder purchased 81.55 billion PEPE (approximately $800,000) between April 18 and May 15, realizing an unrealized profit of $120,000. As the SPX price increased, the holder's net worth rose by 16%.