Category: Binance
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Bitcoin Cash Fork Watch: BCH Infrastructure Providers Reveal Contingency Plans
There’s only 10 days left until the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network hard fork scheduled for Nov. 15. At the moment the upgrade has two competing BCH clients with different ruleset changes, so the upcoming fork could cause a chain split. Because of the contention over certain upgrade proposals, a slew of exchanges and wallet providers…
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Exchanges Roundup: Devere Launches Crypto Fund, Binance Uganda Claims 40,000 Users
Devere Group has announced the launch of a digital asset fund and Binance Uganda claims to have onboarded 40,000 users during its first week of operating. In other news, Grayscale’s quarterly report has estimated that 70 percent of the investments it received during Q3 came from institutions. Also Read: Regulations Roundup: Ebang IPO Challenged by Probe,…
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Exchanges Roundup: BNB on Etoro, Binance Freezes Wex Funds, Bittrex International
In cryptocurrency exchange news, Binance’s native coin has listed on Etoro, Bittrex has announced the upcoming launch of its Malta-based international exchange, and Chris Lee of Huobi has predicted that security token offerings will become a mainstream form of fundraising within five years. Also Read: Bitcoin Trader Faces Five Years in US Jail for Unlicensed Money…
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Binance Introduces Blockchain Tracking Portal for Crypto Donations
Binance has announced the launch of a new generation blockchain-based tracking platform for cryptocurrency donations. In a post published on its official blog on Oct. 24, which is also UN Day, the company’s charity arm revealed that it will cover all operational expenses, ensuring that all donations go toward the causes they were intended for.…
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Binance Donated BTC and ETH Worth $500,000 to Victims of West Japan Flood
Binance released a report Oct. 24, outlining its role in the aid of the victims of the 2018 West Japan floods. According to the report, the exchange donated 63.03 BTC and 169.85 ETH, the combined fiat equivalence of which exceeded $500,000 at the time of donation. The 2018 Japan Floods Japan suffered the worst flood…
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Tether Treasury Holds Nearly 30% of Total USDT Supply
UPDATE (25 October 13:25 EDT): This article has been updated to include Tether’s recent redemption statements. The “Tether Treasury’s” USDT wallet has rapidly risen up the ranks to become the top holder of the stablecoin, suggesting that some market participants may have managed to successfully withdraw their holdings from circulation. The removal of roughly 28.5…
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Binance CEO Bullish on Fidelity’s Bank Balance
Not only the eyes of retail traders appear to be glued to the horizon, with crypto executives, venture capitalists, economists, and bootstrapping ICO projects seemingly awaiting any one of this year’s selection of institutional catalysts to drive the cryptocurrency market into a new dimension. Up there on the pedestal with ICE-owned prospective powerhouse, Bakkt, Fidelity…