Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Company Ltd. recently announced that it had made a significant investment in the US affiliate of the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Gulf Invests in Binance US and BNB According to a regulatory filing with the Thailand Stock Exchange today, the Thailand-based energy company revealed that it had invested in “Series Seed Preferred Stock” through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gulf International Investments Limited. The assets...
Read More »Binance Opens its Web 3.0 Space in France
Binance, the biggest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced plans to expand its investments and operations into France’s STATION F, the largest startup campus in the world. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance, described the new space as the creative and innovative launchpad of his company’s footprints in Europe. The ‘Objective Moon’ initiative was established to feature a new Binance R&D hub in France, supporting the development of the French and...
Read More »Binance CEO: Using Crypto to Avoid Sanctions Is A Myth
Chengpeng Zhao, aka CZ, CEO of Binance – believes that cryptocurrencies are a terrible option for evading sanctions. Cryptocurrencies have come in aid to the Ukrainian government as well as the several NGOs that have managed to secure donations to help the war-stricken country distribute emergency resources and push back against Russian invasion. However, concerns regarding deep-pocketed Russian oligarchs trying to slip past the impact of Western sanctions by using...
Read More »Mike Tyson to Introduce Mystery Box NFT Collection on Binance NFT Marketplace
Arguably the best boxer of all times – Mike Tyson – will launch a Mystery Box NFT collection via Binance NFT (the non-fungible token marketplace of the crypto exchange). The sale begins on April 5, 2022, at 11:00 UTC. “Iron Mike” Joins the NFT Craze Over the past several months, non-fungible tokens have emerged as a highly intriguing niche, while numerous celebrities, sportsmen, and musicians have launched their own collections. The latest individual to hop on the bandwagon...
Read More »Rio de Janeiro Permits BTC Payments for Real Estate Taxes
If you’re a bitcoin lover and you own real estate in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there’s a good chance you’re feeling pretty lucky right about now. The city government has announced that those who own real estate in Rio de Janeiro can pay their real estate taxes with bitcoin and other forms of crypto. Rio de Janeiro Is Pushing Crypto Forward The move is proof, once again, that Latin America and crypto appear to go hand in hand. Several countries in that neck of...
Read More »Binance in Ontario nicht mehr verfügbar
Allerdings hat es nichts mit dem Freedom Convoy zu tun, der Kanada zuletzt auf die Titelseiten brachte. Die kanadische Provinz Ontario hatte schon letztes Jahr neue Regulierungen angekündigt, die auch Crypto-Börsen betreffen. Nun hat Binance veröffentlicht, diese Regulierungen nicht erfüllen zu können; stattdessen zieht man sich komplett aus der Provinz zurück. Crypto News: Binance in Ontario nicht mehr verfügbarNachdem der Staat mehrfach daran scheiterte Cryptocoins selbst zu zensieren,...
Read More »Colombian Users Sue Binance For Blocking Their Funds
What’s worse than having money in your account and then suddenly receiving an email saying that you can’t access it because it presumably comes from illicit activities? That is what happened to a group of young Colombians who used to trade crypto in Binance —and they are not too happy about it. For more than five months, a group of Colombian users has reported on social media that their accounts were blocked by Binance because they had received money from illicit activities,...
Read More »Binance Considers Obtaining a License to Operate in Dubai
Binance Holdings Ltd. is currently in deliberations over a license to operate in Dubai, thereby boosting its presence in the Middle East. This was first reported by Bloomberg, citing a ‘person familiar with the matter’. Binance anticipates an accreditation to operate as a service provider in the Dubai World Trade Centre ‘free zone’ as soon as possible. This comes after the EU clarified that crypto ‘is falling under the sanctions imposed by them upon Russia and Belarus’. The...
Read More »Binance Donates $2.5 Million in Crypto To Help Ukranian Children
Binance has just donated to help the children of Ukraine in their country’s ongoing war against Russia, joining a growing wave of individuals within the crypto ecosystem who are giving money and taking a stand for the country’s struggle. Binance Charity, the non-profit charitable arm of Binance, announced a $2.5 million cryptocurrency donation to UNICEF. The goal is to help cover the organization’s expenses as it supports Ukrainian children and families who have been affected...
Read More »Binance Will Not Halt Servicing Russian Accounts (Report)
The world’s leading digital asset exchange – Binance – does not intend to freeze the accounts of Russian-based individuals, a spokesman for the platform revealed. He further argued that “crypto is meant to provide greater financial freedom,” and such a move could oppose the concept of the industry. In-Line With Kraken Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine seems nowhere near an end as the tension between the two countries keeps escalating. As of the moment, the USA,...
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