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7 stories tagged crypto-exchange, newest first.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Vietnam wants 380 million dollars before you can run a crypto exchange
Five Vietnamese firms linked to Techcombank, VPBank, LPBank, VIX Securities and Sun Group have passed an initial assessment for the country's crypto exchange pilot. The capital bar is about 380 million dollars, nearly 600 times Hong Kong's.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Monday, October 5, 2026

How hackers took 388 million dollars from Bitget without touching a private key
Bitget lost an estimated 387.5 million dollars on 24 September, the largest crypto hack of 2026. The attackers never cracked a key. They used a zero-day in third-party security software to issue fake withdrawal commands.
Market Authority7 min read

Friday, September 25, 2026

Monday, July 27, 2026

Three Exchanges Gone, One Bought: The Crypto Shakeout of 2026 Has a Pattern
BitMEX is closing in September. Bit.com shut down earlier this year. SBI is buying Bitbank for 288.5 million dollars. Binance pulled its EU licence bid. Read together, these are not separate stories. They are one story about compliance costs, liquidity gravity, and who survives.
APAC Briefing4 min read

Sunday, July 26, 2026

BitMEX Is Shutting Down. The Exchange That Invented the Perpetual Swap Dies on September 23.
BitMEX announced on July 23, 2026 that it will permanently close on September 23 after 11 years. The exchange invented the 100x leverage perpetual swap, a product now driving an estimated 85 trillion dollars in annual volume. It is exiting with daily volume that rounds to nothing.
Market Authority5 min read

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Japan's SBI Is Buying Crypto Exchange Bitbank for Nearly $290 Million
SBI Holdings agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for about 288.5 million dollars, a deal set to close around October 2026 that would make SBI the top domestic player by crypto assets under custody. It is a clear sign that Asia's biggest financial groups are moving decisively into digital assets.
APAC Briefing4 min read