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Bybit Joins Binance in Exit from Canadian Crypto Market – What's Going On?
31.5.2023
Crypto exchange Bybit has announced plans to exit Canada, citing growing regulatory scrutiny in the country.
"In light of recent regulatory development, Bybit has made the difficult but necessary decision to pause the availability of our products and services," the crypto platform said in...
Binance Crypto Exchange Appoints Richard Teng to Lead All Regional Markets Outside US
30.5.2023
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has appointed Richard Teng, a traditional finance (TradFi) veteran with strong regulatory experience, as its head of all regional markets outside of the US.
The appointment marks a quick ascension for Teng at Binance and comes after less than two years...
UK High Court Rules to Set Aside Interim Proprietary Injunction Against Binance
6.5.2023
A high court in the United Kingdom recently set aside a proprietary injunction that was issued against the crypto exchange Binance. In its application challenging the injunction, Binance said the action had been taken without notice. Binance also said it could not comply with the injunction since...
Binance Crypto Exchange Accused of Allowing U.S. Firms to Circumvent Derivatives Trading Ban – What's Going On?
31.3.2023
Binance has been accused by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of allowing trading firms based in the US to trade crypto derivatives on Binance’s international exchange.
Allowing US-registered firms access to the derivatives platform constitutes an obvious circumvention of Binance’s...
Crypto’s Unfulfilled Dreams Get a Tailwind From U.S. Crackdown on Binance, Coinbase
28.3.2023
The crypto revolution was supposed to make finance more decentralized, but much of the industry is centralized. Regulatory pressure could change that
Binance Coin Price Prediction as CFTC Sues Binance – Is This the End of Binance Crypto Exchange?
28.3.2023
The price of Binance Coin (BNB) has fallen by 5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $310 in response to the news that the CFTC has filed a civil enforcement action against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao.
At $310, BNB has also dropped by 7.5% in the past week, although the exchange token is...
Binance Curb on Zero-Fee Trading May Cost Market Share, Boost TrueUSD Stablecoin
23.3.2023
Binance abolished almost all zero fee trading pairs from its platform after nine months, only keeping the promotion for the TUSD-bitcoin pair
Binance Crypto Exchange Braces for Regulatory Onslaught: Can the Crypto Giant Withstand the Escalating Pressure from US Authorities?
20.3.2023
Binance is increasingly taking heat from regulators on multiple fronts, with its US business being the most vulnerable to ongoing crackdowns by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Most pressing for the exchange in the US now is perhaps claims by the SEC that Binance.US is operating...
Binance Crypto Exchange Admits to Mixing Customer Funds with Collateral for Binance-Issued Tokens
25.1.2023
Major crypto exchange Binance kept collateral for some of the cryptoassets it issues in the same wallet as the customer funds by mistake, Bloomberg reported, citing a Binance spokesperson.
On Monday, Binance released a proof-of-collateral report for B-Tokens, which are the 94 Binance-minted...
UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
21.1.2023
The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able...
Legendary ‘The Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Believes Binance Crypto Exchange Audit Is Meaningless – Here's Why
19.12.2022
Audits of Binance and other crypto exchanges are “essentially meaningless” since auditors don’t know how to deal with crypto, according to Michael Burry, the legendary investor who inspired the movie ‘The Big Short’.
According to Burry, this is the same problem as he was facing himself in 2005...
With Binance, Everything Is Not Fine
19.12.2022
As the financial health of Binance grows more uncertain, CEO "CZ" has offered nothing but red flags, says Genevieve Roch-Decter (CFA), the CEO of GRIT Capital
Cristiano Ronaldo Launches NFT Collection With Binance Crypto Exchange
16.11.2022
“The legend is coming to Binance,” said the exchange.
Football giant Cristiano Ronaldo will be launching his non-fungible tokens (NFT) collection this Friday.
“My NFT collection is coming on November 18, exclusively on Binance,” said Ronaldo in a tweet. He added that fans can use a referral code...
FTX collapse is Trust Wallet Token's gain — Why did TWT price soar 150% in six days?
15.11.2022
An exodus from centralized cryptocurrency exchanges after FTX's collapse appears to be the primary reason behind Trust Wallet Token's massive rally
Indian Authority Freezes 150 Bitcoins Held at Binance Crypto Exchange
13.11.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says that it has frozen 150.22 more bitcoins held at cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The freeze is part of an investigation into mobile gaming application E-nuggets, which was designed to defraud the public, the ED said. India Freezes More Bitcoins...
Binance CEO not interested in Alameda's offer to buy up its FTT holdings
8.11.2022
CZ signaled that he isn’t interested in an offer from Alameda to buy out Binance's FTX Tokens saying they'd rather “stay in the free market.”
Report: Hong Kong-Based Asset Management Firm Acquires Controlling Stake in Asian Crypto Exchange Huobi
10.10.2022
Li Lin’s controlling stake in Huobi, one of Asia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was recently acquired by About Capital Management for an undisclosed sum. Huobi’s acquisition by the Hong Kong-based asset management firm came shortly after the crypto exchange had exited...
Report: Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank Hires Virtual Assets and Digital Currency Program Lead
6.9.2022
The Saudi Arabian central bank has reportedly appointed Mohsen Al Zahrani as the lead of the bank’s virtual assets and digital currency project. The emergence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the regional crypto hub is believed to have forced authorities in Saudi Arabia to consider...
Nigeria Plans to Create a Virtual Free Zone With Binance Crypto Exchange
5.9.2022
The west African country has held discussions with Binance about creating something similar to Dubai’s virtual commercial city
Crypto Exchange Binance Restricts 281 Nigerian Accounts — Some Requested by International Law Enforcement
31.1.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has restricted 281 Nigerian user accounts. Citing user security and fraud prevention, CEO Changpeng Zhao explained that “approximately 38% of these cases [are] restricted at the request of international law enforcement.” 281 Nigerian Accounts Restricted...