Binance is rolling out a new platform that seeks to connect institutional investors with crypto investment fund managers. At launch, the new platform, dubbed ‘Capital Connect,’ will be available to Binance VIP-level users including asset and fund managers, brokers, hedge funds, family offices and high net-worth individuals, liquidity providers, and corporations. Binance’s Free Service for VIP Clients According to the official blog post, the service will be free for all...
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The crypto analytics platform – Santiment – indicated that the amount of bitcoin held on digital asset exchanges has recently plummeted below 6%. The last time the figures were that low was in December 2017. The decreased trust in centralized platforms intensified shortly after the fallout of FTX (one of the leaders in its field prior to its bankruptcy). Binance has also seen a rise in bitcoin outflows during the past several months, signaling that many users prefer to rely...
Read More »Binance Launches Capital Connect for VIP Program Users
Binance noted that it will provide crucial information through Capital Connect including assets under management (AUM) of different funds, their performance records, and minimum investment amounts. The leading centralized exchange with more than $38 billion in daily traded volume Binance has continued to re-invent the financial markets for the betterment of the globally unbanked population. The exchange takes pride in more than 120 million global registered users who actively trade more...
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Boba said its users on BNB Chain are saving around 80% on transaction fees by using its network. Boba Network said today its Layer-2 scaling solution had achieved mass adoption on Binance’s BNB Chain, with its transaction volume more than quadrupling in April compared to the previous month. The network’s developers revealed that Boba processed 2,863,240 transactions throughout April, averaging around 100,000 per day. The network handled 585,818 transactions in March, up from just 99,362 in...
Read More »Binance Unveils Plans to List Bitcoin Ordinals on Its NFT Marketplace
Binance has been aggressively growing its NFT marketplace in a variety of ways in order to become a top platform for buying, selling, and trading NFTs. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange has expressed interest in adding Bitcoin Ordinals to its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace by the end of May. According to the announcement, Binance will also offer royalty support and additional revenue-generating opportunities for Bitcoin NFT creators. Bitcoin Ordinals are becoming popular...
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Voyager Digital is planning to self-liquidate its assets and shut down operations after failing to secure purchase deals with Binance as well as FTX.US. The planned FTX-Voyager acquisition failed as a result of the exchange sliding into an abrupt bankruptcy and the subsequent arrest of its chief, Sam Bankman-Fried. However, the collapse of the deal with the American arm of crypto giant Binance was seen as a major blow to the digital asset industry’s efforts to establish...
Read More »Could Ripple End Up Being Labeled a Commodity?
Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Not long ago, it was announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had filed a lawsuit against Binance, the biggest and most popular digital currency trading platform in the world. There are many Ripple fans out there who are concerned that the suit could have drastic effects on XRP, the...
Read More »Binance Fires Back at Reuters Over Report About Confiscated Accounts Linked to Terrorism
The authorities of Israel have reportedly seized around 190 cryptocurrency accounts at Binance since 2021, saying some of those were tied to the terrorist groups – Hamas and Islamic State. The exchange claimed that Reuters (the media outlet that informed about the confiscation) is “deliberately leaving out critical facts to fit their narrative.” It asserted that anti-money laundering and preventing terrorist activities remain a key focus for the company. The Reuters/Binance...
Read More »Binance to List FLOKI and PEPE in Innovation Zone
The announcement from Binance seems to have caused some excitement in the market as PEPE saw a surge of over 40%, while FLOKI increased by over 60%. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed the listing of Floki Inu (FLOKI) and PEPE in the Innovation Zone on its platform. According to the firm, a listing fee of 0 BNB applies to trade pairs featuring the duo of FLOKI and PEPE. As per a published statement, Binance also ascertained that by the latter part of today,...
Read More »CFTC Sues Binance Alleging Financial Violations
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao after the crypto exchange allegedly violated the Commodity Exchange Act and other regulations. The CFTC Is Going After Binance The agency claims Binance has had no regard for current financial laws and has been violating them for the past several years. Heads of the CFTC are now seeking financial penalties and a permanent ban in the United States. CFTC chair Rostin Behnam...
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