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January 8, 2021 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Launchpool, a new project aimed at bringing the decentralized finance (DeFi) experience to Binance users and where traders can earn new token rewards in exchange for staking, has launched its first project this year – which is called the Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST)…. Read More

January 2, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, says it remains committed to innovating in 2021 in an increasingly “decentralized” world. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao or CZ has shared his thoughts and reflections looking back at 2020 and the firm’s goals for the new year. Zhao… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance notes in its crypto market overview report that Bitcoin (BTC) continued its previous week’s bull run. The flagship digital currency managed to break its all-time high several times within 24 hours, stopping only slightly above the $24,000 mark on Saturday (December… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As 2020 comes to an end, Binance has shared some key crypto and blockchain industry trends and highlights for this year. The exchange notes that the total market cap for all digital currencies surged by over 3.3x in 2020 alone, expanding the crypto-assets market significantly…. Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has partnered with a Fintech-focused blockchain firm, called Chiliz, which provides various sports and entertainment services. Binance, which claims it was an early investor in Chiliz, has now extended the partnership with additional investments – which will focus… Read More

December 5, 2020 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last month, the digital asset markets were “on a tear” as many cryptocurrencies experienced significant gains, Binance notes in its market report. The leading digital currency exchange confirms that Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate global headlines as its price surged from below $14,000 on November… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes in its latest crypto market overview report that it hasn’t seen prices this high since December 2017 (which was during the historic bull market that led to Bitcoin surging to nearly $20,000 and Ethereum reaching a price… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, notes that its decentralized gaming virtual world and Binance Launchpad alumnus The Sandbox has announced that 1,859 premium LANDS NFTs (non-fungible tokens) “adjacent to Binance estates will be available for purchase” during its LAND presale (which reportedly began on… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange in terms of trading activity and scope of operations, has issued an update regarding its $100 million accelerator fund. The Binance team revealed that there are now more than 13 different projects being supported by the exchange’s $100… Read More

November 17, 2020 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes that between October 15 and November 15, 2020, the total market cap for crypto-assets surged from $359 billion to as high as $468 billion toward the end of the latest week – which represents a 34-month high…. Read More

November 15, 2020 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, says it hasn’t seen Bitcoin (BTC) this “expensive” since December 2017. The leading blockchain firm along with the rest of the crypto industry is now wondering whether Bitcoin will be setting another all-time high (after trading for nearly… Read More

November 8, 2020 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has noted in its weekly crypto market report that for most of the past week, Bitcoin (BTC) had been trading between the relatively tight $13,300 and $13,900 range. But then, over the span of just 48 hours, the… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Australia recently added Australian Dollar (AUD) deposits through PayID/Osko to the Binance app. Customers in Australia are now able to make deposits in AUD without having to pay any fees. These transactions can be processed through PayID (directly from customers’ Australian bank accounts).  As… Read More

October 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes that cryptocurrency markets took a major hit in September 2020 as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) recorded their first down month since June of this year. Binance also mentioned in its monthly report that despite the… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has confirmed that it’s been a month since it launched Binance Liquid Swap. The exchange also revealed that the platform is now hosting over $128 million worth of stablecoins, as of October 3, 2020. The Binance team further… Read More

October 3, 2020 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai confirmed on October 1, 2020, that it’s launching its Random Number Beacon on Binance Smart Chain, which is a blockchain-based network launched by Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange. As mentioned in a blog post by Fetch.ai: “Utilizing… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 1:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Launchpool, which is managed by Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has introduced the Venus Protocol (XVS), which is described as an algorithmic money market system developed “to bring a complete decentralized finance-based lending and credit system” onto Binance Smart Chain (a blockchain… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The recently issued UNI governance token, which is associated with Uniswap, a leading Ethereum token exchange, aims to help Uniswap transition into a “decentralized,” community-managed and owned protocol. However, the exchange protocol’s team hasn’t been completely transparent about how they aim to achieve “decentralization.” Liesl… Read More

September 21, 2020 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will be offering Visa Cards in Europe. They will allow users to earn up to 8% cashback. The exchange said that Binance Visa Cardholders will be able to get highly competitive cashback rates, but it’s only offered to consumers… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, will be offering cryptocurrency futures contracts for Elrond (EGLD), the native token of a “highly” scalable, fast and secure blockchain platform for creating distributed apps; and Sola (SOL), the native digital currency of a “decentralized” social platform developed… Read More