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How Binance Plans to Address Rising Account Misuse Incidents? 

Crypto exchange Binance announces its ways to address the misuse actions by account holders. It stated that some of the platform’s features are exploited by users to gain unfair advantages including better fee rates and extending API limits.  To prevent such actions, the exchange plans  to reward individuals for reporting

June 27, 2024 2 mins read

Terraform Labs Reaches $4.47 Billion Settlement with U.S SEC

Terraform Labs has reached a $4.47 billion settlement with the U.S SEC, ending the allegations brought against it. Reuters was the first to report the settlement, which will make it the second high-profile case in the cryptocurrency industry to pay a settlement of more than $4 billion. As part of

June 12, 2024 2 mins read

BNB Price Drops Following Record All-Time High

Binance Coin (BNB), the native token of the world’s largest crypto exchange, soared to a record high of $720 on June 6th. However, within a week, its value tumbled to $616, leading to a 7.13% decline over the past 24 hours. Moreover, BNB’s market capitalization surged to over $109 billion

June 11, 2024 1 min read

Binance Reaches 200 Million Users as Crypto Adoption and Web3 Soar

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, revealed that its user base has reached 200 million people throughout the world. With the price of Bitcoin and altcoins reaching new highs, web3 use has been soaring, and this milestone follows on the heels of that. Despite regulatory challenges in some locations, Binance continues to

June 9, 2024 2 mins read

Nigeria Stands Firm on Binance Executive’s Prosecution Despite US Criticisms

In the past few months, Nigeria and the USA have contested over the arrest of Binance Executive and US citizen, Tigran Gambaryan. This ongoing battle regarding Gambaryan’s prosecution has caught the market’s attention. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information, made a statement on Wednesday defending Nigeria’s take on the case. He

June 6, 2024 2 mins read

Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin to Invest $321 Million in Bitcoin

The largest Japanese crypto exchange, DMM Bitcoin, made an official statement on Wednesday that it will raise 50 billion Yen to buy Bitcoin. The Bitcoin purchase worth $321 million is to reprimand customer losses over the recent security breach according to Bloomberg reports.  On June 3, DMM Bitcoin reported a

June 5, 2024 2 mins read

Leading Crypto Exchanges Withdraw License Applications from Hong Kong SFC

Several of the biggest international exchanges have withdrawn their applications for licenses from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), seemingly undermining Hong Kong’s hopes of becoming the most sought-after location for Web3 and cryptocurrency. Exchanges, including OKX, Huobi, and Binance, have reportedly chosen to withdraw their applications in the

June 2, 2024 2 mins read

Court Overturns Florida Regulator’s License Suspension of Binance U.S

An appeal was successful by crypto exchange Binance’s subsidiary Binance US, against the Emergency Suspension Order (ESO) issued by the state regulator of Florida, according to a decision handed down by the Florida First District Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Changpeng Zhao and Binance Holdings’ plea agreements for failing to

May 23, 2024 1 min read

US DOJ Taps Forensic Risk Alliance to Oversee Binance Compliance

Reports indicate that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has entrusted the international consultant company Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) to oversee Binance’s compliance with regulatory mandates for the next three years. As part of its November 2023 plea bargain, Binance admitted to federal accusations of money laundering and paid a

May 11, 2024 2 mins read