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It’s important to note that Binance strictly prohibits intentional self-trading on the platform, categorizing it as a form of market manipulation. Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is set to roll out its self-trade prevention (STP) feature to help users reduce unnecessary self-executed orders and related transaction fees. The exchange said the tool primarily caters to application programming interface (API) traders who use automated trading programs with its trading engine....

To enhance profitability and mitigate the impact of cyclical downturns, Samsung is focusing on advanced memory chips, particularly high bandwidth memory chips that are crucial for AI servers and processors.  Samsung Electronics, the South Korean tech giant, released its preliminary earnings guidance for the third quarter (Q3 2023), indicating a notable 77.9% drop in operating profit compared to last year. According to the company, the decrease in profitability is primarily attributed to...

The reason behind the decision to leave the Canadian market was not revealed by Bitstamp. Notably, the exchange follows Binance, OKX, and Bybit which announced their exit from Canada earlier. Luxembourg-based crypto exchange Bitstamp is planning to stop providing services in the Canadian market in January 2024. The deadline for withdrawing customers’ funds is January 8. Afterward, Bitstamp will deactivate Canadian users’ accounts. The announcement was shared by Bobby Zagotta, Bitstamp’s US...

Solana price started a decent increase above the $22.00 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $23.50 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $23.40 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must stay above the $21.50 and $20.40 support levels to start another increase. Solana price is trading above the $20 support against the US Dollar,...

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $28,500 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $27,700 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key contracting triangle with support near $27,750 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $26,500 support zone. Bitcoin price is declining below $28,500 against the US Dollar. BTC might...

Israeli authorities have frozen several cryptocurrency accounts allegedly linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the crypto exchange Binance, highlighting an increasing global trend towards monitoring and regulating digital currencies to prevent their misuse for illicit activities. Binance Assists Israeli Police in Halting Crypto Financing for Hamas On Tuesday, a local media outlet, Calcalist, announced that the...

TL;DR Large XRP wallets increased their holdings to $7.9 billion from $7.16 billion in October 2022. Accumulation spiked after major crypto events, including the FTX meltdown and Terra’s LUNA and UST collapse. A positive outcome for Ripple against the US SEC could boost XRP’s price in 2024, alongside other favorable market factors. Buying XRP Amid the Reigning Uncertainty As revealed by the crypto behavior platform Santiment, wallets holding between 100K and 100M XRP have...

Bitcoin’s price has been consolidating below the $28K level over the last few days, failing to continue its momentum toward the $30K resistance level. The price is currently testing a key area and should be closely monitored. Technical Analysis By Edris The Daily Chart The BTC price has been trapped between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages on the daily chart, with the former located around the $27K mark and the latter near the $28K level. It is currently retesting the...

In a bid to showcase how serious the Neutron project has become, more than 190 million ATOM tokens have been staked through the CosmWasm platform. Leading cryptocurrency exchange by Bitcoin balance and registered global users with KYC, Binance, has announced that Neutron (NTRN), a cross-chain smart-contracting platform, will be available for spot and margin trading with a seed tag. According to the announcement, the NTRN token spot trading will be available for select Binance users...

Beyond Binance’s own commitment, the IRI garnered an additional $100 million in contributions from 18 organizations by February 2023. A recent report from Bloomberg suggests that the $1 billion Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), launched by Binance has fallen short of expectations, with only 2.7% of the committed funds deployed. The Industry Recovery Initiative was first announced by Binance in November 2022 as a beacon of hope for the industry following the collapse of the defunct FTX...