Binance has been considering expanding its business to the UK and other regions due to the crackdown on crypto exchanges in the US. Following its lawsuit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the global leading digital asset service provider Binance has withdrawn its registration of Binance Markets Limited (BML) with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Markedly, BML is the United Kingdom subsidiary of the global crypto exchange. With these latest...
Read More »Binance Halted Withdrawals in Mid-May; BTC Temporarily Fell
Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Bitcoin endured a bit of a dip in mid-May when it was announced that Binance would briefly halt all withdrawals and deposits due to ongoing congestion and traffic. Binance Came to a Standstill (so Did BTC) Bitcoin had been trading in the $29,000 range prior, and there were many analysts out there who felt the...
Read More »American Express-Backed Crypto Platform Slammed With Fraud Charges by Texas Regulator
The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist order against crypto trading platform Abra and its Chief Executive Officer Bill Barhydt. The watchdog claimed that the company misled its customers and committed securities fraud by offering some of its products, such as Abra Earn. The regulator added that the firm has been “secretly transferring assets” to Binance, noting that the US SEC has recently targeted the world’s biggest crypto exchange. Insolvent...
Read More »Binance Launches Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator and Teases Layer-2 Solution
Binance is also preparing a BNB Chain layer-2 scaling solution to improve network transaction speeds and costs. Separately, the firm announced on June 15 that Binance Pool has launched a “Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator.” The new solution will allow users to confirm their transactions on the Bitcoin network quicker regardless of any potential network congestion issues, it noted. Binance Pool is the exchange’s service platform dedicated to improving the income of BTC miners....
Read More »Binance.US Resorts to Job Cuts as It Prepares for Long and Costly Litigation With SEC: Report
In a letter to employees, Binance said it foresees protracted and expensive litigation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and asked Binance.US management to reduce the size of its workforce across the division. The job-cut decision is likely to affect about 50 employees. Job Cuts at Binance.US A Bloomberg report noted that a number of employees at Binance’s US affiliate have been laid off. While a firm spokesperson confirmed the lay-offs, the exact number of...
Read More »Stablecoin Race: DAI Surpasses BUSD Amid Binance-SEC Regulatory Row
DAI stablecoin, with a circulation of around $4.6 billion, has surpassed BUSD amidst mounting legal troubles for the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. The market capitalization of BUSD has declined to $4.3 billion following the regulatory drama that started earlier this year. According to data from CoinMarketcap, BUSD circulation is down over 70% since the beginning of the year. During the same period, the circulation of DAI has also retraced but by only 20%. BUSD was...
Read More »Binance Announces Exit from Netherlands after Failing to Secure VASP License
The official Binance exit from the Netherlands follows the exchange’s inability to secure an official license with Dutch regulators. Binance has announced its exit from the Netherlands. According to an official publication, the world’s largest crypto is leaving the Dutch market as it has been unable to secure a license as a virtual asset service provider (VASP). In the exit announcement, Binance notes it will no longer accept new users in the Netherlands with immediate effect. Also, apart...
Read More »CZ Refutes Reports That Binance’s French Branch Was Under Investigation
Changpeng Zhao, alongside another company spokesperson, refuted the recent reports from French media that Binance was under investigation in the country for alleged money laundering. The company’s CEO explained that such “surprise inspections” are the norm in the European country for both banks and now crypto businesses. According to the report from local media Le Monde, Binance has gone under the scope of the French authorities for failing in its anti-money laundering...
Read More »Voyager to Enable Customer Withdrawals This Month
In a respite to Voyager Digital customers, the cryptocurrency brokerage is reportedly gearing up to reopen its app, which will enable the withdrawal of their funds. The development comes almost a year after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to a court filing on June 14th, Voyager’s bankruptcy plan administrator, Paul Hage, stated that around June 15, the Voyager app would be updated to enable the viewing of the forms and amounts of their initial distribution. The...
Read More »Binance Cloud Mining: Exchange Floats New Product for Mining BTC
Binance also disclosed that the BTC mining subscription service will only be active for 180 days or thereabout. The weight of regulatory pressure from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have little or no effect on the activities of crypto exchange Binance. This follows after the exchange recently announced the Binance cloud mining product and services. According to the announcement, the service goes live on Thursday, June 15th, and access to it will be...
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