Binance
Why is Binance Eyeing Non-Crypto Acquisitions?
Binance CEO CZ recently articulated ambitions to acquire businesses from varying industries and integrate them with the crypto space, saying “The strategy is about making the crypto industry bigger.” “The Hash” discusses this announcement in the context of Binance’s investment in Forbes and speculates on what their next move might be.
Binance in Talks to Obtain Dubai License Amid Middle East Push: Report
The move comes as Dubai adopts its first law governing virtual assets.
Binance Eyes Non-Crypto Acquisitions to Enlarge Total Market: Report
“The strategy is about making the crypto industry bigger,” CEO Changpeng Zhao said.
First Mover Asia: Singapore's Strict Approach to Crypto; Bitcoin Rises Despite Investors' Jitters About War, US Executive Order
Singapore's high standards may be discouraging some crypto companies from establishing operations in the city-state; investors were wrestling with the latest developments in Ukraine and await the crypto order by U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Binance Sets Up Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Provider, Lends to FCA-Regulated Custodian
Bifinity supports 50 cryptocurrencies and major payment methods, including Visa and Mastercard.
Ukraine Bitcoin Trading at 6% Premium as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies
In today’s “Chart of the Day” segment, Christine Lee presents a chart from Kaiko showing bitcoin trading at a 6% premium on Binance’s Ukrainian hryvnia market, compared to bitcoin’s price in the U.S. dollar market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Binance Executive Responds to Ukraine's Call for Blacklisting Accounts Linked to Russia
Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov sent official letters to eight cryptocurrency exchanges, requesting them to stop servicing Russian users because of concerns that digital currencies are being used to evade sanctions. Binance Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hilmann addresses questions over whether Binance should block usage of the Russian ruble. Plus, Hilmann sheds light on Binance’s $10 million donation to Ukrainian refugees and their ambitions with the Humanity First – Ukraine Emergency Relief Fund initiative.
Ukraine Asks Binance, Coinbase, 6 Other Crypto Exchanges to Block Russian Users
Earlier today, U.S. authorities added regulations aimed at thwarting the use of digital currencies and assets to evade sanctions.
Binance Assembles Sanction Task Force; India Seeks Bitcoin Clarity
Russian soldiers offered crypto for surrender. Binance working to comply with sanctions on Russia. India’s Supreme Court asks government for answer on crypto legality. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Ukraine Asks Exchanges to Freeze Russian, Belarusian Crypto Accounts
Binance and Kraken won't freeze accounts for now, while DMarket will.
