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Crypto Exchange Binance Announces Addition of Shiba Inu (SHIB) As Collateral Asset for Flexible Loans

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The world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume has announced support for memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a collateral asset for one of its loan programs. In a new company statement, Binance says that it’s adding SHIB, alongside a handful of other altcoins, as collateral to its flexible loan feature. Binance’s flexible loans allow users to take out loans collateralized by cryptocurrencies without needing to commit to a specific loan term for the duration of the loan. Other digital assets included in the loan program as supported collateral include blockchain-based…

DeFi faces stress test, DoJ fears run on Binance, Hong Kong’s…

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Top Stories This Week The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem experienced a challenging week after a seismic security incident led to over $61 million being stolen from Curve Finance’s pools, leaving several protocols facing broader contagion risks. This attack exposed vulnerabilities across DeFi projects and sparked efforts to recover stolen funds over the past few days, hammering the performance of tokens and even stablecoins as a result of the dramatic ups and downs in this story. As the community navigates the aftermath of this exploit, Cointelegraph compiled the week’s events, presenting…

Binance Celebrates Significant Milestone After Six Years In Operation

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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has achieved another significant milestone. The firm, which recently turned six, keeps racking up several achievements despite the FUD that has surrounded it in recent times.  A Worthy Feat For Binance The world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume has recently disclosed that its registered users now stand at a whopping 150 million. This was revealed in a tweet by its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, on Thursday.  In the tweet, CZ noted his company’s milestone amidst growing regulatory scrutiny of…

Binance Approves Shiba Inu As Collateral: What Does This Signal For SHIB’s Future?

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Binance has continued to make significant strides, cementing its role as a crucial player in the market. One of the recent moves involves the addition of 22 new loanable and collateral assets to its Flexible Loan and VIP Loan services, including the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, Shiba Inu. This marks an essential milestone for Shiba Inu, intensifying the spotlight of the dog-themed meme coin. Shiba Inu Emerges As A Viable Collateral Asset Binance’s approval of Shiba Inu as a collateral asset is specifically noteworthy as it suggests that the crypto exchange is…

Binance CEO Shares Details Of $20 Million Scam Attempt

Binance CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has recently provided details on a failed $20 million scam attempt in a bid to keep the crypto community on alert for future occurrences. Crypto Scammers Are “So Good Now,” Binance CEO Says In a tweet on August 2, Changpeng Zhao described a recent scam attempt as “clever,” stating that it was “luckily” prevented as the bad actors in the crypto space seem to have gotten better.  Related Reading: Curve DAO (CRV) Price Recovery Post-Exploit: What Would Be A Realistic Scenario? Specifically, the Binance CEO drew…

BTC price risks new sub-$29K dip as Binance fears test Bitcoin bulls

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Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $29,000 on Aug. 3 as market concerns over largest global exchange Binance reignited BTC price downside. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price analysis “expects” support retest Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action heading lower before a modest comeback into the Wall Street open. Rumors over new United States legal action against Binance made for a disappointing 24 hours for Bitcoin bulls after a brief trip above $30,000. With the trading range still firmly in place, monitoring resource Material Indicators forecast…

Binance Appoints Kristen Hecht as New Compliance Officer

Hecht is a familiar face at Binance, having previously served as the global head of corporate compliance at the exchange for the past eight months, after working as the chief compliance officer at Meta’s crypto wallet project, Novi Financial, for less than two years. Earlier in her career, Hecht was a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Source

Justice Department May Charge Crypto Exchange Binance With Fraud: Report

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A legion of Twitter bots pumped the price of crypto tokens traded by Sam Bankman-Fried’s quant trading firm Alameda Research shortly after FTX listed the tokens, according to a report from the Network Contagion Research Institute. NCRI, an institution that studies cybersecurity and social-media threats, published a report on Wednesday that shows that “inauthentic chatter” on Twitter, now X, heavily influenced the prices of five FTX-listed tokens traded by Alameda insiders. The coins were BOBA, GALA, IMX, RNDR and SPELL. Fake tweets regarding the coins surged — by as much…

Binance Users Reach 150M | Blockchain News

According crypto exchange Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s tweet, Binance has achieved several key milestones, reflecting its ongoing commitment to expansion and innovation. Binance announced that it has hit the 150 million registered users mark. This milestone underscores the platform’s growing popularity and reach in the global cryptocurrency community. In July 2022, Binance revealed that its registered user count had surpassed 120 million, meaning that the exchange has seen a growth of 30 million users within the past year. Binance officially launched its operations in Japan, marking a strategic move into…