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Binance Cut Leveraged Tokens Because Users ‘Don’t Read Warning Notices’

Binance only listed FTX leveraged tokens two months ago, but users have struggled to get to grips with the complex products.

Markets  ·  30 March 2020
Coinbase

Singapore Temporarily Exempts Crypto Firms, Including Coinbase, From New Licensing Regime

Cryptocurrency firms can continue operating but must apply for a license by summer under new rules

Policy & regulation  ·  27 March 2020
Binance

Brave Partners With Binance to Develop In-Browser Crypto Trading

Brave is in the early stages of building an in-browser trading tool with Binance and Binance America.

News  ·  26 March 2020
Binance

Binance Launches $50M ‘Blockchain for India’ Fund

Binance and WazirX plan to donate up to $50 million to Indian blockchain startups after the Supreme Court lifted a central bank ban on financial services for these firms.

News  ·  17 March 2020
Coinbase

Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate

A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?

Markets  ·  16 March 2020
Paxos

Binance Stablecoin BUSD Tops $100M but Lags Behind Rivals

Binance USD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, has surpassed $100 million in market capitalization, chipping away at a market still dominated by Tether's TUSD.

Markets  ·  11 March 2020
Binance

That AlphaPoint $5.6M Funding Round? It’s a Band-Aid

The recent $5.6 million injection of capital into New York-based AlphaPoint came from bridge financing via a SAFE, the company confirmed to CoinDesk. But AlphaPoint would not say who provided the financing or its terms.

Markets  ·  6 March 2020
Binance

After Court Victory, Indian Exchanges Gear Up for Crypto Trading Surge

Indian Supreme Court’s decision to lift the central bank’s ban on cryptocurrency trading could soon translate into notable growth in trading volumes, according to cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

Markets  ·  4 March 2020
Binance

Binance Lets Turkish Customers Directly Deposit Fiat With Bank Integration

Binance has launched a direct channel integration with Istanbul-based Akbank, allowing users to deposit Turkish lira to their exchange accounts.

News  ·  3 March 2020
Coinbase

Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforce as Coronavirus Contingency Plan

They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters.

Business  ·  28 February 2020
Binance

Binance Throws Weight Behind Shyft Network in ‘Travel Rule’ Standards Race

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange group, has chosen the Shyft Network to help address a looming regulatory requirement.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 February 2020
Binance

Error or Plunder? Report Suggests FCoin Purposely Moved Customer Bitcoin Since 2019

A recent report from Silicon Valley-based Anchain AI wonders out loud whether funds were purposely pilfered by insiders, challenging FCoin’s official line claiming a data error was to blame.

Markets  ·  26 February 2020
Exchanges

Binance Now Supports Deposits and Withdrawals in Hong-Kong Dollars

The exchange has opened a fiat gateway for Hong Kong dollars, serving a jurisdiction in which banking services for crypto firms are notoriously tough to find.

Markets  ·  24 February 2020
Binance

Binance and Others Are Rushing to Provide Stablecoins to Nigerian Crypto Users

Here's how crypto exchanges are on-boarding unbanked users in Nigeria.

Business  ·  21 February 2020
Exchanges

Binance Is Not Under Our Jurisdiction, Says Malta Regulator

The Malta Financial Services Authority has denied reports Binance has ever fallen under local jurisdiction.

Business  ·  21 February 2020