Tokyo - based technology reporter Yuji Nakamura revealed that two small - scale cryptocurrency exchanges have been shut down (FSHO and BitStation), four major trading platforms in GMO, Zaif, Bicrements, and Mr. Exchange were penalized, and two licenses were taken away. (cryptotimes.news)
The Korean Blockchain Industry Association, which is currently comprised of 33 of South Korea's cryptocurrency exchanges, stated that it is going to carry out evaluations of 21 participants, including major trading platforms Coinone, Bithumb, and Korbit. (links2exchange.net)
Based on data from Crypto Coin Charts, Bithumb is trading more than $ 580 mln worth of Litecoin per day, surpassing major trading platform Bittrex. (dailybitcoinnews.com)