Binance announced that it has prevented over $2.4 billion in losses from potential scams and fraudulent activities that could have impacted more than 1.2 million users from January to July 2024 owing to its risk management measures. According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, Binance employs an internal risk engine that provides 24/7 […]
Binance, the largest crypto exchange, has finally reached a settlement with Brazilian regulators for $1.76 million over unlicenced derivatives trading allegations. This comes after an investigation into the exchange, which lasted a year regarding its activities in Brazil. Binance’s Derivatives Trading Allegations The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) asked Binance to halt its derivatives […]
In July, global crypto trading volume on centralized exchanges surged by 19%, reaching $4.94 trillion. This marks the first increase in trading volumes in four months, as reported by CCData. Crypto Trading Volume Surge CCData noted that the increase in trading volume is due to the launch of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds in the U.S. […]
TL;DR Binance’s latest listing resulted in a 10% price rally for the involved asset. Depositing is already on, wheareas withdrawals will be available from August 9. However, the company cautions about potential high price volatility for newly listed tokens, advising users to conduct thorough research before entering the ecosystem. The Binance Effect The world’s largest […]
On Aug. 8, on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, experienced a net inflow of $2.4 billion since the market dip on Aug. 5. It added that the majority of that was in stablecoins with an inflow of $1.33 billion in USDT and $519 million in USDC. This suggests that […]
TL;DR Binance introduced a special initiative, where eligible meme coin traders join teams to complete missions and accumulate points for rewards. The company has supported numerous meme coins in the past several months, adding certain trading pairs to its platform. ‘Battle of the Meme’ The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – introduced an interesting […]
TL;DR Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals for approximately one hour in mid-July, with trading services unaffected. The company’s delisting of several altcoins recently caused significant price drops. A similar pattern was witnessed when Binance terminated services with the popular privacy coin Monero (XMR). Brief Disruption on All Services The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, […]
Paxful’s co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO), Artur Schaback, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliberately fail in establishing, developing, implementing, and maintaining a compliant AML program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In a statement, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs revealed that Schaback failed to collect necessary KYC […]
On June 28, Amy Berman Jackson, a judge at the US District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled that most of the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance and its co-founder could go ahead. The SEC sued Binance and Zhao in June 2023 for mishandling customer funds, misleading investors and regulators, and violating securities regulations. The […]
On June 27, Binance announced that it is implementing stricter measures to address account misuse, including enhanced monitoring of all account activities. The company stated that it has recently detected instances where certain account features on the platform are being “misused or exploited to gain unfair advantages, such as a better fee rate and higher […]