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Binance’s dominance over the centralized crypto exchange market has weakened over the past year, according to a new report from 0xScope. Estimates from the blockchain analytics firm suggest that Binance’s trading volume and other indicators are “around 10% lower overall,” while competition from OKX and other “second-tier exchanges” grows stiffer. Binance’s Second Tier Competitors Per the report, Binance is still the clear leader in terms of global crypto volume, accounting...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fired back at Binance’s recent motion to dismiss the regulator’s lawsuit against the exchange, calling the latter’s arguments a “tortured interpretation of the law.” In an 88-page filing with the DC Circuit on Tuesday, the agency argued that Binance had ignored most of its core allegations in a “bid to evade accountability” for its alleged violations of securities law. Countering Binance’s Theatrics In its preliminary...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the suspension of Russian ruble (RUB) deposits starting from November 15, 2023. This decision by the company comes following its recent announcement regarding the sale of its entire Russian business to CommEX. Binance to Cease Russian Ruble Deposits In a November 10 announcement, Binance said it would be stopping Russian RUB deposits as of 00:00 on November 15, 2023 (UTC), marking a crucial step in its decision to exit the Russian...

CME’s rise to the top suggests increasing institutional interest as the platform is a favorite among large traditional financial institutions. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has surpassed Binance as the exchange with the largest Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) for only the second time in history. The first time was over two years ago. At the time, strong investor appetite after the launch of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF increased Bitcoin (BTC) Futures trading on the exchange....

Following the SEC’s latest filings, there have been mixed reactions, with some favoring the SEC and others supporting Binance. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that Binance’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it has no basis in law. The federal regulator revealed this while responding to the motion against it on Wednesday. How the SEC vs Binance Lawsuit Started Earlier in June, the SEC began legal proceedings against Binance. The lawsuit accused...

Trust Wallet claimed that the Binance newly launched Web3 wallet unveiled during the company’s Blockchain Week is a product of its WaaS technology.  Decentralized wallet provider Trust Wallet has announced the launch of its new product Wallet as a Service (WaaS) to promote the adoption of the Web3 ecosystem. In an announcement on Wednesday, the company said WaaS was designed to offer businesses various tools to provide Web 3 services to their customers. “In a digital economy where...

Despite some setbacks, Robinhood remains committed to the crypto space. Investing app Robinhood saw its crypto trading revenue drop further in the third quarter of 2023. While the company’s net gains increased by 29% year-over-year to $467 million, its transaction-based income decreased. According to the quarterly report, the crypto trading revenue plummeted by 55% to $23 million. The loss continues a downward trend for crypto-based transactions on the app. Recall that there was a loss of...

The listing of ORDI token on Binance comes with a Seed Tag hinting at elevated levels of risk and volatility compared to other listed tokens. In the latest announcement on Tuesday, November 7, Binance will list Ordinals (ORDI) on the platform while introducing spot trading pairs such as ORDI/BTC, ORDI/USDT, ORDI/TRY. Furthermore, Binance also announced that they would be applying a Seed Tag to ORDI. Ordinals is a new inscription protocol on the Bitcoin network. The total supply of Bitcoins...

This impending Binance announcement arrives just days after a substantial transfer of 10,000 BTC, valued at over $345 million, to the exchange from an anonymous wallet. In a cryptic post on X, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, the CEO of Binance, recently sparked the curiosity of the crypto community by simply posting the number “3” and an announcement with a video captioned “COMING SOON”. 3 👀 pic.twitter.com/mp4SOcBbXY — CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) November 6, 2023 Binance Announcement amid...

TL;DR Binance announced it will delist 23 margin trading pairs, including prominent ones like ADA/BUSD and the memecoins DOGE/BUSD and SHIB/BUSD, on November 9, with automatic closure and settlement of positions for these pairs. The delisted pairs are all denominated in BUSD, a stablecoin for which Binance will end support by early 2024, advising users to convert their BUSD holdings before February 2024. This move follows a previous delisting of several BUSD pairs in October,...