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Binance Rolling Out Crypto Card for EU, UK Markets

Users in Europe will be able to apply for the Binance Card from August, those in U.K. will be able to do so shortly afterwards.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Finance

Brazil's Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction

Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.

Brazil

Finance

Binance Expands Reach With New Gateway for 15 Fiat Currencies

Binance users can keep their fiat funds with new partner Etana while buying and selling crypto assets on the exchange.

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Markets

Binance Acquires Crypto Debit Card Provider Swipe for Undisclosed Sum

Binance said Tuesday the acquisition of Swipe, which is already available in 31 countries, could significantly improve crypto adoption globally.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Binance Gives 27,000 COVID-19 Masks to UK National Health Service

Binance has donated 27,000 KN95 masks worth over $60,000 to the U.K. National Health Service’s Pru Trust to aid the fight against COVID-19.

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Policy

Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Derivatives Trading in Brazil

The order is the regulator’s first public stance on cryptocurrency derivatives trading.

Brazilian law treats all derivatives products as securities, no matter the underlying asset. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk, altered with PhotoMoosh)

Markets

Travala.com Lets Travelers Once Again Book Expedia Hotels in Crypto

The blockchain-based travel agency's partnership comes as booking rates surge from their COVID-19 lows.

“Travala is one of the very few projects in the crypto space that is bridging the gap to traditional multinationals in a huge way,” said CEO Juan Otero. (4thebirds/Shutterstock)

Markets

Binance Retains Top Spot as CoinGecko Revamps Exchange Trust Metric

CoinGecko has added a cybersecurity metric to its Trust Score. As with rival data site CoinMarketCap, the largest exchange Binance retains pole position.

CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong speaks at Invest: Asia 2019 (Wolfie Zhao/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchanges Must Stop Acting Like Casinos in Wake of Robinhood Suicide: bitFlyer Exec

Crypto exchanges need to do more to protect customers and prevent tragic deaths in the wake of the Robinhood suicide, says bitFlyer US COO Joel Edgerton.

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Markets

Bitcoin SV President Hits Out at Binance as Former Critic Becomes Top Miner

The new spat erupted after Binance's new pool became the biggest miner for BSV, despite the exchange delisting the token a year ago.

Jimmy Nguyen, Bitcoin Association President (Bitcoin Association)