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The action effectively removes the world's second biggest stablecoin USDC, with a market cap of nearly $52 billion (compared to USDT's $67.5 billion) as a tradeable asset on Binance's platform. The move is also a blow to Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of USDC. Source
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The west African country has held discussions with Binance about creating something similar to Dubai’s virtual commercial city. Source
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The Nigerian government has held a preliminary meeting with crypto exchange Binance to potentially establish a special economic zone aimed at supporting crypto and blockchain-related businesses.According to a Sept. 2 post from the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), the authority has held preliminary talks with Binance and technology infrastructure
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Helping investigate a $265,000 hack on decentralized crypto exchange KyberSwap, crypto exchange Binance narrowed down two suspects that seem responsible for the attack. On Sept. 1, Kyber Network succumbed to a frontend exploit, allowing the attacker to make away with $265,000 worth of user funds from KyberSwap. While investigations were underway,
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Binance Coin is looking to retest and push its limits to surpass the $300 mark to tap on liquidity. Binance Coin sets eyes on $316 BNB price currently trades at $278.40 Resistance spotted at $287 to $295 range Bitcoin has encountered intense selling pressure that triggered its dip to $19.5k and retesting the $20.4k
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has hit back at critics and conspiracy theorists who claim Binance to be a Chinese-based “criminal entity” that “secretly [belongs] in the pocket of the Chinese government.”CZ's response to critics came from a Sept. 1 blog post via Binance, and stems from a Twitter spat
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A House committee has sent letters to four U.S. federal agencies and five cryptocurrency exchanges asking for information about what they are doing to combat cryptocurrency fraud and scams. Congress Questions Regulators and Crypto Exchanges The House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent letters to four U.S. federal agencies and five crypto
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"As has been well documented, regulators across the globe are reaching out to every major crypto exchange to better understand our industry. This is a standard process for any regulated organization and we work with agencies regularly to address any outstanding questions," a Binance spokesperson said. Source
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This explains how the Ukrainian authorities were able to block the wallets. Decentralized blockchains, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, do not allow anyone to block or freeze any addresses or transactions. However, centralized custodial exchanges, such as Binance, Coinbase (COIN), FTX, which hold cryptocurrency on their users’ behalf, can refuse
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Brian Shroder, the president and CEO of Binance US, received a federal letter requesting the urgent disclosure of official documents that prove the exchange’s adherence to various investor-centric safety protocols. The request comes from a Subcommittee chairman under the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.In the letter
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