Category: Exchanges

Binance Dominates January 2026 Exchange Reserve Rankings with $155 Billion Stronghold – SuperCryptoNews

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Binance has secured the top spot in the January 2026 Major Crypto Exchange Reserves Ranking Report, maintaining a commanding lead over the global digital asset market. According to the latest data from CoinMarketCap, Binance’s total reserves have reached approximately $155.64 billion. This figure significantly surpasses all other major trading platforms, reinforcing Binance’s role as the market’s clear Tier 1 leader. The report highlights Binance’s dominant scale in proof-of-reserve holdings, which reflects the exchange’s position as the largest liquidity venue in the global crypto market. CoinMarketCap notes that Binance’s reserves dwarf…

Why Brokers and Exchanges Are Racing Into Prediction Markets – and What Comes Next

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In 2025, traditional finance players — from retail brokers to major exchange operators — moved decisively into prediction markets. What was once a niche product has turned into a fast-growing part of mainstream market infrastructure. Trading volumes jumped from about $9 billion in 2024 to roughly $40 billion in 2025, according to industry research. Projections now point to annual volumes approaching $1 trillion by the end of the decade, pushing prediction markets from an experimental corner of finance into a meaningful revenue line. What Brokers Are Actually Offering Distribution-first positioning…

Nordic Crypto Exchange Safello Expands Cross‑Border Services With Launch in Finland

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Safello launches regulated crypto services in Finland under MiCA authorization, enabling euro payments, trading and custody. Safello announced on February 3, 2026 in Stockholm that it has launched services in Finland as its first cross‑border establishment, operating under its authorization as a crypto‑asset service provider under the EU’s Regulation on Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA); Finnish […] Source

Fenwick Settles FTX User Lawsuit Over Work for Exchange

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The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in 2023, accusing the law firm of playing “a key and crucial role” in “how the FTX fraud was accomplished.” FTX users and Fenwick & West have reached a proposed settlement over a 2023 lawsuit alleging the law firm helped carry out the fraud that led to the crypto exchange’s collapse over three years ago. Fenwick and lawyers representing FTX users said in a joint filing to a Florida federal court on Friday that they plan to lodge the proposed settlement with the court for…

Decentralized Exchange Hyperliquid (HYPE) Defies Crypto Downturn, Skyrockets 40% in One Week

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While the vast majority of the crypto sector plunged in value over the weekend, one top-20 altcoin resisted the bleeding and witnessed massive gains. HYPE, the native asset of the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid, has skyrocketed by more than 40% in the past seven days. The overall crypto market cap, by comparison, dropped nearly 9% over the same time period, per data from CoinGecko. HYPE’s hot streak continued on Monday, with the 20th-ranked crypto asset by market cap up more than 13% at time of writing. Some of those recent…

US Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchanges

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OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights abuses. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 30, 2026 in Washington the designation of Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari and multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […] Source

Binance: October Flash Crash Was a Macro Liquidation Spiral — Not Exchange Failure

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Binance is pushing back hard against blame for October’s crypto flash crash, arguing macro shocks, leverage and liquidity dynamics — not exchange failures — drove a synchronized global sell-off that hit crypto and equities alike. Binance Rejects Glitch Claims, Blames Macro Shock for October Crypto Crash Market dislocations often trigger competing narratives about responsibility and […] Source

US Treasury Sanctions Iran-Linked Crypto Exchanges for First Time

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The United States Treasury has sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Iran’s financial system, marking the first time Washington has directly targeted digital asset platforms as part of its Iran sanctions program. In a statement on Friday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the sanctions are part of a wider move against Iranian officials and networks accused of violently suppressing people at home while using alternative financial channels to get around international sanctions. Among those sanctioned was Eskandar Momeni Kalagari, Iran’s minister of the interior, who…