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Paxos ordered to stop minting Binance stablecoin

Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos will stop issuing new Binance USD stablecoins on the orders of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The firm has also revealed that the token is facing SEC scrutiny.

14 February 2023

Company announcement/crypto

APS becomes channel partner for Binance Pay

Binance has launched an option for its account holders to pay for goods and services through Advanced Payment Solutions (APS) in Binance Pay.

12 January 2023

News/crypto

Binance US to buy Voyager's assets for $1bn

Binance US has won the bidding to acquire the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital for about $1.02 billion.

19 December 2022

News/crypto

CZ v SBF: crypto titans in Twitter spat

Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried are squabbling on Twitter, with the Binance boss calling the former FTX chief a "fraudster" and "unhinged".

09 December 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Binance enters Japan through acquisition of regulated crypto exchange

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced it has acquired 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), the Japanese-registered crypto exchange service provider.

30 November 2022

News/crypto

Genesis Block to shutter trading portal amid FTX fallout

Genesis Block, a Honk Kong based cryptocurrency retail service, has told its customers it will be closing its over-the-counter trading portal on the 10th of December 2023. This is being seen as part of the wider fallout from FTX’s collapse and proceeding bankruptcy filing last week.

18 November 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Abu Dhabi regulator approves Binance licence

Binance, the leading global blockchain services provider, has announced today that it has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of the UAE’s capital emirate.

16 November 2022

News/crypto

FTX Europe to have licence suspended - Bloomberg

Embattled FTX is facing the suspension of its licence by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, revoking its ability to continue trading within the European Economic Area.

11 November 2022

News/crypto

Binance pulls out of FTX takeover

Binance says it will not go ahead with plans to buy FTX, citing the results of due diligence and reports of US regulatory investigations into its rival crypto exchange.

09 November 2022

News/crypto

Binance to buy troubled rival FTX

Facing up to a liquidity crunch, crypto exchange FTX has agreed to sell itself to rival Binance. Terms have not been disclosed.

08 November 2022

News/crypto

Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

03 November 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Binance Custody turns to TRM Labs for institutional compliance

Binance Custody, an institutional-grade digital asset custody solution, has onboarded risk management tools from TRM Labs, the industry leader in blockchain analytics and intelligence technology.

20 October 2022