Tagged: binance

August 12, 2023 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement in its enforcement action against Bittrex as well as a foreign affiliate. Bittrex agreed to a total penalty of $24 million. As part of the settlement, Bittrex neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s allegations,… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has committed 10 Million USD to Helio Protocol, a project “combining over-collateralized lending of its native decentralized stablecoin, HAY, with staking-as-a-service (StaaS) and LSDfi infrastructure, with approximately combined 300 million USD in total value locked… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has announced that it has become the first fully licensed crypto exchange in El Salvador “after being granted both a Bitcoin Services Provider license (BSP) by the Central Reserve Bank (Banco Central de Reserva) and the first non-provisional Digital Assets Services Provider license (DASP),… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance says it is pleased to announce the appointment of our former Global Head of Corporate Compliance Kristen Hecht as their new Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer (GMLRO) at Binance. As noted in a blog post, Kristen reportedly “brings… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues and appears to be operating in jurisdictions where crypto services are banned, is pleased to announce the launch of Binance Japan, their new platform “designed for the Japanese market.” Binance says… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest virtual currency exchange, was expected to leave China behind when the nation officially made cryptocurrency trading illegal back in 2021. Two years later, clients have reported traded $90 billion worth of crypto-focused assets in China during a… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, is pleased to announce that their Dubai subsidiary, Binance FZE, has reportedly become the first exchange “to receive the Operational Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Digital Group, which includes First Digital Trust, one of Asia’s leading qualified custodians and a registered trust company headquartered in Hong Kong, announces that its stablecoin, First Digital USD (FDUSD), “issued under the entity FD121, will debut and list on Binance, the world’s largest… Read More

July 22, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Radiant Capital, a lending and borrowing protocol built atop Binance Labs portfolio company, LayerZero Labs, and focused on “bridging fragmented liquidity across decentralized finance ecosystems.” This strategic funding round “emphasizes Binance Labs’… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, is pleased to announce the appointment of their own Eleanor Hughes as Binance’s General Counsel. In her new role, Eleanor will “oversee the company’s global legal affairs alongside a team of… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, has committed $15 million into Xterio, a Web3 game platform and publisher bridging free-to-play and on-chain gaming with in-house and third-party games… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple reports that four top executives have exited Binance in rapid succession. Several reports claim that these departures are due to the regulatory challenges Binance is experiencing – most pointedly, the fact that Binance is being sued by the US Securities and… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Australia offices were recently searched by regulatory authorities as a key part of a derivatives probe. ASIC has reportedly visited the offices of Binance in Australia on Tuesday (July 4, 2023). The digital asset exchange claims that it remains focused on complying with applicable… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider (and is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues), is pleased “to announce the appointment of Min Lin as Head of Latin America.” In this new role, Lin… Read More

July 1, 2023 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional users recognize the long-term potential of crypto assets, according to a recent report by Binance Research which surveyed 208 respondents on their attitudes, preferences, and motivations toward cryptocurrency investments. Positive and Long-Term Outlook On Crypto as an Alternative Asset Class The Institutional Crypto Outlook… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 7:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance (which has been sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues), continues to support the growth of the DeFi sector and has participated in a strategic funding round for Maverick Protocol, a DeFi… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the largest crypto exchange that’s being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, has now had its European banking partner Paysafe Payment Solutions (NYSE: PSFE) reveal that it will stop offering its embedded wallet solution to the… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider (and is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues), has announced the launch of a local digital asset platform in Kazakhstan. The move follows Binance securing “a… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FSMA has noted that Binance is offering and providing exchange services in Belgium between virtual currencies and legal currencies, as well as custody wallet services, from countries that are “not members of the European Economic Area.” The FSMA has therefore ordered Binance “to cease,… Read More

June 25, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has led a $10 million funding round for Neutron as part of its ongoing drive to support the development of secure DeFi infrastructure and tooling. The investment round was “co-led by CoinFund, with participation from… Read More