OKEx Exchange to Launch GBP and THB OTC Markets

Thai and UK users should to pass the KYC procedure to start using Over-The-Counter platform

24 January 2019 539

OKEx announced support for the British pound and Thai baht on its over-the-counter platform.

The press release notes that users from Thailand and the UK can go through KYC verification procedures and start using the OTC platform.

Orders can be placed on the over-the-counter platform OKEx by independently choosing the exchange rate and payment options. Currently, this OTC-platform contains Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Tether cryptocurrencies.

In addition to the pound and baht, the platform supports the Vietnamese dong and the Chinese yuan. This year, OKEx promises to expand the list of supported fiat currencies and serviced regions.

Earlier, OKEx launched termless Bitcoin swaps, and then similar tools for Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic and Litecoin.

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Hacked Zaif Exchange to Resume Operations

It was hacked in September last year, about $60 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from its platform

22 April 2019 102

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif announced that it will complete the transition from the Tech Bureau to the Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) on April 22 and resume normal operation the next day, Cointelegraph reportes.

In September last year, the exchange underwent a hacker attack when about $ 60 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from its platform, including Bitcoins, Bitcoin Cash and Monacoin. As part of the compensation plan to users, FDAG exchange acquired a large stake in Zaif business and transferred to the Tech Bureau over $ 44.6 million.

According to an earlier announcement of the exchange, 40% of the lost funds will be compensated to users by Fiat, and the remaining 60% - to the cryptocurrency, which will be available for withdrawal on April 23.