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Binance's Largest Market Is China: WSJ

China is Binance’s largest market, amounting to 20% of worldwide volume

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Finance

Binance Nearly Shuttered U.S. Exchange to Protect Global Operations: The Information

As investigations loomed, the board of directors of Binance.US voted on whether to liquidate the company but could not come to a unanimous decision, The Information reported.

El CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Policy

Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users

Two years earlier, the exchange was warned by Japanese regulators that it was operating in the country without permission.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Binance's Activities Are Illegal in Nigeria, Securities Regulator Says

The regulator also ordered all crypto platform providers to stop reaching out to Nigerian investors.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Binance Wins Operational License in Dubai

Binance met pre-conditions set since receiving a preparatory licence in September 2022.

Binance gets a license to operate more services in Dubai. (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Videos

Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings

"CoinDesk Daily" takes a look at the top headlines in crypto today, including Worldcoin, which was co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, facing new scrutiny in France. Grayscale calls for a fair process when it comes to the SEC approving spot bitcoin ETF applications. Binance files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the CFTC. And, an update on what FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys are now asking from the court.

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CFTC Overreached in Suing Binance, Crypto Exchange Says

Binance filed to dismiss a CFTC lawsuit alleging it offered illegal commodities trading products to U.S. residents.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk)

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Binance Withdraws German Crypto License Application

The move follows reports it had been rejected by financial regulators, and amid a pullback from markets including Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance to Reenter Japan in August 2 Years After Regulator's Warning

The return was made possible by Binance's purchase of regulated crypto exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin last November.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao shakes hands with an unidentified person, poses for a photo

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Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint

The CFTC sued Binance, its founder Changpeng Zhao and compliance officer Samuel Lim in a U.S. court in Illinois in March, alleging that the exchange operated a derivatives trading operation in the U.S.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)