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Binance Converts $1 Billion BUSD Into Bitcoin, BNB, and Ethereum
13.3.2023
On Monday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, announced that the company had decided to convert $1 billion worth of BUSD from the Industry Recovery Initiative fund into three different cryptocurrencies. Zhao noted that significant onchain movements would be noticeable following...
Binance CEO announces recovery funds conversion from BUSD to 'native crypto'
13.3.2023
Binance CEO says with recent “changes” in stablecoins and banks, the company’s recovery fund will be converted from BUSD to “native cryptos" such as BTC
Do Kwon had the right idea, banks are risk to fiat-backed stablecoins: CZ
12.3.2023
Given Silicon Valley Bank’s direct involvement in destabilizing USDC prices, CZ blamed banks for increasing the risks of stablecoins
Binance Expands Proof of Reserves Report with 11 New Tokens - Here Are the Coins That Were Added
8.3.2023
Binance has expanded its Proof-of-Reserve (PoR) report to include 11 more tokens, bringing the overall amount of funds verifiable via the exchange's PoR system to over $63 billion.
In a Tuesday blog post, the world's largest crypto exchange revealed that it has added MASK, ENJ, WRX, GRT,...
Binance Faces Scrutiny as Senators Request Information on Business Operations – Crypto Clampdown Incoming?
3.3.2023
Three US senators have asked Binance and its US partner Binance.US to provide detailed information regarding their business operations amid accusations of illegal practices.
In a letter dated Wednesday, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas)...
US Senators Probe Crypto Exchange Binance About ‘Potentially Illegal Business Practices’
3.3.2023
Three U.S. senators have asked crypto exchanges Binance and Binance US for documents and answers pertaining to “potentially illegal business practices.” The lawmakers told Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ): “Your actions have called into question the legitimacy of your business...
Binance custody partner clarifies Singapore licensing plans
2.3.2023
Binance recently rebranded its custody arm, now called Ceffu, which launched in Singapore in November 2022
Binance Tests AI-Infused NFT Platform Bicasso in Limited 10K Mint Run
2.3.2023
On Wednesday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) platform infused with artificial intelligence (AI). The AI-centric product is named Bicasso, and CZ said the beta version dropped today and was limited to 10,000 mints. Combining...
Binance Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Misplaced $1.8B USDC
1.3.2023
The FUD is coming from inside the building
TrueUSD Becomes 5th-Largest Stablecoin as Binance Mints $130M TUSD in a Week
27.2.2023
Blockchain data shows exchange giant Binance has been relying increasingly on TUSD after regulators clamped down on its Binance USD stablecoin
Report Claims Binance Commingled User Funds Similar to FTX
27.2.2023
A new report claims Binance commingled different investors’ funds last year in a move "eerily" similar to actions by now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
The world’s largest crypto exchange moved $1.8 billion of collateral set to back its customers’ stablecoins late last year, putting...
Binance US Refutes Reports Comparing It to Fraudulent Crypto Exchanges
20.2.2023
Binance US has refuted reports that draw parallels between it and “fraudulent exchanges that have gone bankrupt.” The U.S.-based crypto trading platform stressed that “only Binance.US employees” have access to its bank accounts, denying the allegation that global crypto...
Binance Accused of Moving $400 Million from U.S. Partner to CEO's Trading Firm in Secret Scheme – Here's the Latest
17.2.2023
Binance has moved more than $400 million from its purportedly independent U.S. partner to a trading firm managed by the company's CEO Changpeng Zhao.
Over $400 million flowed from the Binance.US account at California-based Silvergate Bank to Merit Peak, a trading firm linked to CZ, over the first...
Binance moved $400M from Binance.US account to firm tied to CZ: Report
16.2.2023
A Binance.US spokesperson reportedly said only the exchange’s employees had access to its accounts, seemingly including any at Silvergate Bank
Binance's Stablecoin Under Fire: Rival Circle Sounds the Alarm to NY Regulators
14.2.2023
Circle, the US-based payments company that issues the stablecoin USD coin (USDC), alleged that major crypto exchange Binance did not fully back some of its own stablecoin proxies - and on Monday, blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos was ordered to cut its connection with Binance in regard...
Paxos ‘categorically disagrees’ with the SEC that BUSD is a security
14.2.2023
Paxos said it will engage with the US securities regulator on the matter and is prepared to "vigorously litigate if necessary."
Binance Withdrawals Surge as Paxos-BUSD Drama Weighs on the Exchange
14.2.2023
Binance has endured some $828 million of net outflows in the past 24 hours, Nansen data shows. Monday’s outflow is the largest in a day since November, surpassing the withdrawal surge in December amid fears about Binance’s reserves
Binance USD's $16B Market Cap Up for Grabs as SEC-Paxos Suit Stirs Up Stablecoin Rivalry
13.2.2023
Tether’s USDT stablecoin will likely be a big winner as Paxos stops issuing Binance USD stablecoin after being sued by the top U.S. securities watchdog
Binance CEO Warns of ‘Profound Impacts’ on Crypto Industry if BUSD Is Ruled as a Security
13.2.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has warned of “profound impacts” on the crypto industry if stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) is ruled as a security. His warning followed an alleged lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Paxos, the issuer of Binance USD....
Binance Helps Turkey Earthquake Victims By Airdropping Free BNB Tokens – Here's What You Need to Know
8.2.2023
Binance will airdrop $100 worth of BNB tokens to its Turkish users affected by the recent devastating earthquake.
The world's largest crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it will airdrop BNB worth $100 to all Binance users identified to be living in 10 cities where the earthquake has had...