Binance

Binance

Binance, Eosfinex Join EOSDT Stablecoin Governance Board

Binance and eosfinex are joining the oversight team for Equilibrium, the decentralized finance group behind the EOSDT stablecoin.

News  ·  22 May 2020
Exchanges

CZ’s Twitter Feed Swayed New CoinMarketCap Ranking That Put Binance on Top

CoinMarketCap's new exchange ranking gives its new owner Binance a perfect score. The site's CEO said the decision was in part based on the Twitter "presence and feed" of the exchange's CEO.

Markets  ·  15 May 2020
Binance

Binance Quashes Upbit Hackers’ Attempt to Launder Stolen Funds

Binance managed to see an alert and freeze the stolen funds in little more than half an hour.

Markets  ·  14 May 2020
Exchanges

Binance Invests in Regulated Indonesian Crypto Exchange

Binance is betting on Indonesia as a promising market for cryptocurrency trading.

Business  ·  12 May 2020
Exchanges

Binance Doesn’t Have a Headquarters Because Bitcoin Doesn’t, Says CEO

"Wherever I sit, is going to be the Binance office," says Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.

News  ·  8 May 2020
Binance

The CoinDesk 50: Binance Eyes the Whole Pie

Binance, #1 on the new CoinDesk 50 list, continues to move aggressively after the biggest opportunities in crypto.

Business  ·  7 May 2020
FTX

First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x

Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors.

Markets  ·  6 May 2020
Bitcoin

Why Binance and Akon Are Betting on Africa for Crypto Adoption

Demand for bitcoin is surging in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, attracting investment from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and a token project by Akon.

People  ·  6 May 2020
Binance

Binance, Brock Pierce Donate $1M to Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 Fight

Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico.

News  ·  30 April 2020
Binance

Binance-Backed Crypto Payments App Launches as Race for Africa Heats Up

The payments app launched initially in Nigeria, but there are plans to expand to 30 African nations his year.

Business  ·  23 April 2020
Ethereum

Binance Unveils Smart Contract Blockchain but Claims It’s No Ethereum Rival

The new Binance Smart Chain will be compatible with Ethereum, however.

Tech  ·  17 April 2020
Binance

Major Crypto Firms Including Binance, Civic, Tron Targeted in Flood of Lawsuits

A flood of class-action lawsuits were filed in New York Friday, taking aim at a number of major cryptocurrency projects over their token sales.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 April 2020
Binance

Binance Donated $2.4M in Coronavirus Medical Supplies; CZ Pledges More

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said his exchange had donated $2.4 million in crypto to buying medical supplies to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, and plans to donate up to $5 million total.

News  ·  3 April 2020
Acquisitions

‘They Have the Users’: Binance CEO Explains Why He Bought CoinMarketCap

"Even though their money generation mechanism is not as strong as Binance, they do have the users," CEO CZ tells CoinDesk. "It's a very valuable platform."

Business  ·  2 April 2020
Binance

Binance Crypto Exchange Is Launching Its First Bitcoin Mining Pool

Binance has been offering "generous" referral bonuses for its new crypto mining pool.

Business  ·  1 April 2020