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Binance Temporarily Disables All Crypto Withdrawals, Cites Backlog

Withdrawals resumed about 25 minutes after the stoppage was announced, before being disabled and then resumed again.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

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Binance Temporarily Disables All Crypto Withdrawals, Cites Backlog

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, temporarily disabled all crypto withdrawals for a time Monday due to a large backlog. Withdrawals resumed about 25 minutes after the stoppage was announced, before being disabled and then resumed again. “The Hash” team discusses the significance of the outage.

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Associated Press Exec on the Significance of Launching ‘Unique Moments’ NFT Collection

The Associated Press (AP) has launched the “Unique Moments” NFT collection on Binance’s marketplace, featuring digitized versions of photos and news wires based on the AP’s reporting on historical moments of the last century.

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Binance Hires Former GE, Edelman Exec as First Chief Communications Officer

The move comes as regulators around the world have recently been scrutinizing Binance’s operations.

Zhao Changpeng, chief executive officer of Binance, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange keeps getting bigger. Binance.com is adding a couple of million registered users every week, with 240,000 people signing up in just an hour on Wednesday, said Zhao. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Top Lawyer for Binance.US Steps Down

Christopher Robins served as Binance.US’s general counsel for just seven months.

Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe, Malaysia Orders Closure

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CME Takes Over as Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as BITO Pushes Limits

New data reveals the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has replaced Binance as the world’s biggest bitcoin futures platform, thanks to the strong investor appetite for the recently launched ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Price Flash Crash on Binance.US Attributed to Trader Algorithm Bug

It all happened in a blip, and an exchange official says the institutional trading customer has since fixed the issue.

Bitcoin’s 1-minute price chart shows drop to $8,200 at 11:34 UTC. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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CoinDesk Report: A Black Market Is Flourishing for Fraudulent ‘Verified’ Accounts on Major Crypto Exchanges

A CoinDesk investigation found a black market is flourishing for fake “verified” accounts on major exchanges, including Coinbase Pro and Binance U.S. CoinDesk Reporter Anna Baydakova learned that for $200, users were able to trade crypto with a fake ID. Anna discusses the findings of her investigation.

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Demand Spike on Binance Played Key Role in Bitcoin Rally: Kaiko

Bitcoin whales on Binance once again acted ahead of another price rally.

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Associated Press Launches NFT Collection on Binance Marketplace

The news agency is selling digitized versions of photos and articles.

The AP is auctioning an NFT of this image.