Tagged: changpeng zhao

January 5, 2020 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based digital asset exchange Binance has announced that it will be supporting euro (EUR) trading against six major cryptocurrencies, as part of the global platform’s latest fiat-focused expansion. According to Binance’s latest blog post, the exchange enabled trading for EUR pairs at 8am on January… Read More

October 22, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based digital asset exchange Binance is planning to launch its first fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading pairs. While attending the Open Innovations 2019 conference in Moscow this week, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said that fiat-to-crypto options would be introduced soon, starting with the Russian ruble. Zhao stated:… Read More

October 11, 2019 @ 1:53 am By Cali Haan  |  

Following a confirmation from CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on Twitter yesterday that the Binance cryptocurrency exchange will soon allow customers to their trading accounts using Alipay and WeChat, Alipay has tweeted to deny Zhao’s announcement, stating: “NO, you cannot…There’re several reports about @Alipay being used for… Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, reportedly the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by adjusted trading volume, revealed that it has been granted an information security accreditation after adhering to standards outlined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In order to satisfy the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001 standard, Binance’s management… Read More

September 18, 2019 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based Binance, the world’s largest crypto asset exchange by adjusted trading volume, has invested in Mars Finance, a Chinese media and data source company. Although the exact amount invested has not been shared publicly, the company is valued at $200 million, according to a press… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Binance, a platform reportedly handling 55% of the world’s crypto trading traffic, has acquired a crypto derivatives platform called JEX, Binance has announced: “JEX will join the Binance ecosystem as Binance JEX and focus on further building the cryptoasset derivatives market, providing Binance users with professional… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 2:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bitcoin’s recent rollercoaster ride, involving multiple thousand-dollar fluctuations between $9000 and $14 000 USD within very short time frames (sometimes less than 2 hours) is being brought about by an increase in leverage available at exchanges, “CZ Binance” told Bloomberg recently. Changpeng Zhao or “CZ”… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 4:16 pm By Cali Haan  |  

One day after announcing the creation of a dedicated cryptocurrency trading platform for US customers, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has modified its terms of service to exclude “any U.S. person.” The change comes under the subheading “Prohibition of Use” in the… Read More

May 11, 2019 @ 11:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platforms, has issued a blog post stating the business is working hard to tighten security after hackers stole 7070 Bitcoins (worth ~$44 million USD) from an exchange hot wallet earlier this week. Zhao… Read More

May 10, 2019 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The Founders Bank has appointed Kenan Altunis as Chief Executive Officer. Altunis was most recently Global Co-Head of the Institutional Client Group within Deutsche Bank’s Corporate and Investment Bank where he was responsible for a multibillion-dollar revenue operation and a team of over 1000 people…. Read More

May 9, 2019 @ 4:22 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Changpeng Zhao, CEO and founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, stirred controversy this week when he suggested that colluding Bitcoin miners could “roll-back” Bitcoin’s data records and recover $41 million USD in bitcoins hacked from Binance this week. Zhao made the comments in… Read More

October 15, 2018 @ 10:46 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced this morning that it has begun accepting registrations at its Binance Uganda exchange. “Users are now able to complete full account verification in the User Center after logging in,” says a company announcement regarding the launch…. Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

The CEO of one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has shot back against an accuser on Twitter who claimed last week that Binance asked for 400 bitcoins (worth about $2.5 million USD) to list a small coin on the exchange. The accusations were… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in operation, has launched the Binance Academy to further education about crypto and blockchain. The service is said to provide “free resources to the next generation of blockchain enthusiasts.” The academy is an open-access platform that “will tackle… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany base Neufund has announced an extended partnership with Binance and the Malta Stock Exchange that is predicted to become the first “end to end primary issuance platform” for security tokens. The partnership will enable the issuance and secondary trading of blockchain based securities while… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance, one of largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has announced an investment in Founders Bank based in Malta. Several months back, Binance famously migrated operations from Asia to Malta – an important coup for the “blockchain island.” Malta has enacted legislation designed to encourage blockchain… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has claimed the top spot in regards to trading volume in digital currencies. According to Binance, the crypto exchange is now the largest in world having fulfilled trading volume of $2.8 billion since Tuesday. The milestone  takes place just 5 months after… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong’s payments and cryptocurrency platform Monaco announced on Tuesday an expansion of its strategic cooperation with Binance, where Monaco’s MCO token was listed this past summer. The company revealed that under this partnership expansion it will include support for Binance’s BNB token to its platform which… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm QUOINE announced on Friday it has formed strategic partnerships with Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Binance, cryptocurrency wallet ZB.com, and mining platform BW.com. The collaboration announcements come just after QUOINE formed a partnership with Blockwave to expand cryptocurrency exchange services in Canada.  QUOINE revealed that Binance will… Read More