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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Crypto liquidity provider and lender BlockFills has halted client deposits and withdrawals amid a downturn in bitcoin prices, in a sign of knock-on impact from the latest crypto market drop.BlockFills, which is based in Chicago, said in a statement on Wednesday that it halted withdrawals last week and has been working to restore liquidity to its platform. The company is in active dialogue with its clients, which include crypto hedge funds and asset managers, a spokesperson said.The Financial Times first reported that the company had suspended withdrawals.BlockFills raised $6 million in 2021 and a further $37 million in 2022, from investors including CME Ventures and Susquehanna Capital, according to PitchBook data. CME Ventures and Susquehanna Capital did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The company has more than 2,000 institutional clients and facilitated more than $61.1 billion in trading volume in 2025, according to its website.Precious metals and cryptocurrencies sold off heavily on January 30, after U.S. President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, due to expectations he could shrink the Fed's balance sheet, potentially reducing demand for bitcoin. Digital asset prices have seesawed since, including a drop of 20% on Thursday of last week.The world's largest cryptocurrency was last down more than 3% at $66,534. It previously hit an all-time high of above $125,000 in October.BlockFills said clients have still been able to open and close positions in spot and derivatives trading despite the pause on withdrawals, which it called temporary."BlockFills is working tirelessly to bring this matter to a conclusion and will continue to regularly update our clients as developments warrant," the spokesperson said.Reporting by Hannah Lang in New York and Elizabeth Howcroft in Paris; Editing by Matthew Lewis

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LONDON, Feb 10 - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday it had asked social media companies and app stores to block access to crypto exchange HTX in the UK, stepping up efforts to prevent the group from promoting "illegal" crypto asset services.The regulator, which filed a London High Court lawsuit against HTX last October, said it wanted Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), and Apple (AAPL.O), &nbsp;to remove HTX products from UK app stores and HTX's social media accounts for UK-based consumers blocked.Regulators and authorities around the world have for years warned that nascent crypto markets - which are generally less regulated than mainstream financial markets - present risks to investors. The FCA enforcement action is its first against a crypto firm illegally marketing its products to UK consumers.HTX, formerly known as Huobi, did not respond to a request for comment.HTX CONDUCT IN 'STARK CONTRAST' TO OTHER FIRMS, FCA SAYSUnder UK rules, crypto companies that wish to attract British customers have to register with the FCA and submit to anti-money laundering and financial crime checks.But HTX and Huobi are named on an FCA list of unauthorised companies designed to warn consumers against dealing with them. Advertisement · Scroll to continueThe company had repeatedly advertised illegal crypto promotions to British consumers on social media platforms such as TikTok, X, Facebook (META.O), &nbsp;Instagram and YouTube, the regulator said.Examples cited by the FCA include a page of HTX's website with tutorials on how to trade on the HTX Exchange, saying "buy Bitcoin in a minute" and "learn spot trading in seconds".The FCA also cited a description of crypto loans on HTX's website accompanied by a flame emoji and the phrases "borrow and repay any time for flexible trading" and "borrow to scale up your trades and profits"."HTX's conduct stands in stark contrast to the majority of firms working to comply with the FCA's regime," said Steve Smart, the FCA's joint head of enforcement and market oversight.The regulator said HTX had taken steps to prevent new UK customers from registering accounts, but that existing UK users could still access unlawful financial promotions.The FCA said HTX, which had an "opaque organisational structure", had ignored repeated regulatory attempts to engage. Its lawsuit is filed against Panama-incorporated Huobi Global and "persons unknown".Nick Barnard, a partner at law firm Corker Binning, said the case illustrated the "near impossibility" of regulating the crypto asset industry from one jurisdiction, given FCA was unable to take direct action in the absence of any physical HTX presence in the UK."However, the FCA has likely decided that it must at least be seen to be taking a stand against those who blatantly flout the rules," he said.HTX was founded in 2013 and names Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun as a global adviser. Sun was not named in the lawsuit.Reporting by Kirstin Ridley and Elizabeth Howcroft, additional reporting by Muvija M.; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Tomasz Janowski

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NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - India is talking to cryptocurrency exchanges to assess evolving trading activity as it seeks oversight over newer crypto products, according to a top tax official.India does not regulate cryptocurrencies, but global crypto exchanges such as Binance, Coin DCX, Coinbase and Zebpay operate in the country after registering with a government agency. Asia's third-largest economy has imposed punitive taxes on gains from cryptocurrencies and the local central bank has repeatedly cautioned against the risks from crypto trading."Every day the profile of (cryptocurrency) transactions is changing. We need to understand new type and pattern of transactions as the technology evolves," Ravi Agrawal, chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.Presently, crypto derivatives are not taxed, and need to be studied, Agrawal said, adding the "government will tread carefully" before formulating any policy for such "sensitive transactions".Global acceptance of cryptocurrencies has risen since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, with bitcoin, the world's largest crypto-asset by market capitalisation, rising to record highs in October last year. Bitcoin has come off since. The Indian government has been of the view that its tax and other laws act as deterrents towards speculative crypto trading locally, Reuters reported last year.New Delhi is leaning towards not legislating crypto regulation and would instead maintain partial oversight, fearing that bringing the assets into the mainstream could raise systemic risks, Reuters reported in September 2025.Reporting by Nikunj Ohri; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala

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Bitcoin Feb. 12 daily chart alert - Volatility collapses, bigger moving coming

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