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First Mover Americas: Binance Increases Recovery Fund, wBTC Loses Its Peg
25.11.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 25, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Binance Launches Billion-Dollar Crypto Industry Recovery Fund to Restore Confidence After FTX Meltdown
25.11.2022
Binance has committed $1 billion to a crypto industry recovery initiative to restore confidence following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Several other crypto companies have joined Binance’s efforts and committed capital for the recovery fund. Crypto Industry Recovery Initiative Launched...
Binance Coin Price Prediction – Can BNB Reach an All-Time High Soon?
25.11.2022
Binance Coin price is up slightly over 10% this week, following a mid-week crypto relief rally. The native exchange token is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency, boasting $48 billion in market capitalization.
Over $1 billion in volume has been traded across the board in 24 hours. BNB dodders at $296...
Binance welcomes Web3 leaders to lead Web3 industry recovery
25.11.2022
The major cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, recently announced a collaboration with Web3 leaders. The integration will place them at the helm of Web3 IRI (Industry Recovery Initiative). IRI will create co-investment opportunities for companies trying to build and support Web3. To help users...
Binance Allocates Another $1B for Its Crypto Recovery Fund
25.11.2022
Other prominent crypto players, including Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto, have also joined Binance's initiative
Binance says its Industry Recovery Initiative has 7 enrollees, 150 applicants
24.11.2022
The initiative was announced Nov. 24 by CEO Chengpang Zhao (CZ) as an effort to “protecting consumers and rebuilding the industry.”
Jump Crypto, Aptos Labs Commit to Binance-Led $1B Recovery Fund
24.11.2022
Several prominent crypto companies including Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto will contribute $50 million to the planned $1 billion Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI)
Binance aims to allocate $1 billion for crypto recovery fund
24.11.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao is aiming to stockpile $1 billion for an industry recovery fund
First Mover Americas: Binance.US to Bid for Voyager
24.11.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 23, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
BNB makes a strong comeback from the $250 level!
24.11.2022
BNB holds the 4th spot in terms of market capitalization and is perhaps the best new-age cryptocurrency that dominates as a crypto exchange. Despite its 80% circulating supply, BNB is frequently auto-burnt to maintain a degree of decentralization. The abundance of tokens available and listed on...
Binance.US to Bid for Crypto Lender Voyager, CZ Confirms
24.11.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has confirmed that the exchange's U.S. wing will be making a fresh bid for crypto lender Voyager now that the defunct FTX is unable to follow through with acquiring it
Binance Targets $1B Recovery Fund for Distressed Crypto Assets: Bloomberg
24.11.2022
The Binance fund will be open to contributions from other industry players
Kraken’s Jesse Powell Takes Aim at Newly Launched Proof-of-Reserve Lists, POR Audit ‘Requires Cryptographic Proof’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, amid the many conversations concerning crypto exchange proof-of-reserves, Kraken executive Jesse Powell shared a screenshot of coinmarketcap.com’s newly launched proof-of-reserves (POR) dashboard. Powell said he planned to be “more assertive with calling out problems,” and he stressed...
Binance and Paxos’s BUSD: High Quality Reserves, Audits, and Regulation
23.11.2022
What is BUSD? Recently, there have been many questions about the safety and soundness of products in the crypto space. There have been many questions about stablecoins in general, so this piece is intended as an explanation of BUSD. First and foremost, BUSD is a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar...
Binance's Crypto Mining Pool Adds Ravencoin Support
23.11.2022
Former Ethereum miners have been drawn to alternative coins like Ravencoin after they had to leave the Ethereum network post-merge
Coinbase CEO Reveals Company Holds Over $39 Billion Worth of BTC In Response to Now-Deleted Binance CEO Tweet
23.11.2022
As major crypto exchanges are intensifying efforts to assure customers and investors of their stability, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has revealed that his company holds crypto reserves that include some BTC 2 million worth about $39.9 billion.
“We hold ~2M BTC. ~$39.9B worth as...
Binance US Steps Into National Politics With New Campaign PAC
23.11.2022
As campaign mega-donor Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX compatriots vanish from U.S. policy circles, their absence left a void in the crypto industry’s political involvement. Part of that may be filled by the U.S. arm of rival Binance
Crypto Twitter reacts to Binance CEO’s deleted tweet about Coinbase’s Bitcoin Holdings
22.11.2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indirectly addressed CZ’s tweets as “FUD.”
Coinbase CEO Says Company Holds 2 Million Bitcoin, Reminds People Firm’s ‘Financials Are Public’
22.11.2022
According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, as of Sept. 30, 2022, the company holds 2 million bitcoin worth $39.9 billion. The news Armstrong shared comes at a time when the general public is looking directly at exchange balances following FTX’s turbulent collapse. Coinbase Co-Founder Shares...
Singapore central bank explains why Binance was on its alert list, but FTX wasn’t
22.11.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore had its reasons, and there was nothing more it could have done about the FTX threat any way, just like other national regulators