Bitcoin BTC Price Hovers Near $29.3K After Binance Sell Order, UK Inflation Data

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Bitcoin Hovers Near $29.3K After Binance Sell Order, UK Inflation Data

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Space ID Tokens Wow Investors Weeks After Binance Launchpad Sale

The price action in Space ID, which allows users to exchange, register and manage crypto-based domain names, reinforces Binance Launchpad’s position as a lucrative platform for traders looking to get allocations of tokens in new projects. The subscription period for ID ended in March, becoming the latest Binance Launchpad offering. Source

CFTC chair says Binance intentionally broke rules concerning futures, commodities

Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently spoke out about the allegations levied against Binance, claiming that the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange’s leadership knowingly operated outside of U.S. laws governing the exchange of commodities and futures.  Speaking at a fireside chat that took place at the DeCenter Spring Conference at Princeton University on April 14, Bloomberg reports that Behnam told those in attendance that Binance leaders had intentionally flouted the rules concerning operations, including knowingly allowing U.S. citizens to participate on the exchange through the use of…

Binance Announces Support for ETH Staking Withdrawals

Withdrawals will go live on April 19 and stakers will be allowed to redeem their coins. Binance has revealed its plans to allow the withdrawal of staked Ether (ETH) through its exchange platform.  The exchange made the announcement following the successful completion of Ethereum’s highly-anticipated Shanghai upgrade on Thursday. According to the announcement, withdrawals will go live on April 19 and stakers will be allowed to redeem coins with their BETH holdings on a 1:1 basis. The Shanghai upgrade was, without a doubt, of great importance and has officially paved…

Binance To Support Ether Staking Withdrawals From April 19

Binance said that user requests for withdrawals, once submitted, cannot be canceled and the process may be slow initially, requiring 15 days to several weeks for completion. Users will receive redeemed ether in their spot wallets and pending BETH tokens locked in pending ETH withdrawal requests won’t be eligible for staking rewards. BETH is a wrapped token issued by Binance which is 1:1 pegged to ETH on the Ethereum blockchain. Source

Binance US to Delist Tron and Spell Tokens Amid Heightened Regulatory Pressure – Bitcoin News

According to a recent announcement from Binance US, the American-based subsidiary of the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, the exchange plans to delist the cryptocurrency asset tron. The news follows Binance’s being sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Tron founder Justin Sun’s being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) five days earlier. Binance US Reveals Spell and Tron Deslisting Binance US announced that it plans to delist the cryptocurrency assets tron (TRX) and spell (SPELL) on April 18, 2023. The company stated that it…

Binance CEO Implores Better Understanding of Digital Assets for More Clarity in Formulating Crypto Regulations

At a Hong Kong media event, the Binance CEO stressed the importance of all-round active engagement in creating effective crypto regulations. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao recently weighed in on the formation of crypto regulations as a guiding principle over the digital asset class. According to Zhao, regulators need a deep understanding of digital currencies to formulate proper rules for effective oversight. The Binance CEO also added that regulatory clarity can only be reached via active engagement between regulators and major crypto stakeholders. Closer Look into Binance CEO Stance on Crypto Regulations…

Crypto Exchange Binance in New Partnership that Seeks to Deepen Crypto Adoption in Africa – Africa Bitcoin News

In what has been described as a collaboration that will deepen crypto adoption, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance recently said it partnered with the African video streaming service Showmax. Binance users that enroll to become active in Web3 will be rewarded with a month-long video streaming subscription. Africans Embracing Blockchain Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it has partnered with the video streaming service Showmax in a collaboration that seeks to deepen crypto adoption in Africa. According to a Business Day report, about 500 Nigerian Binance users enrolling to become active participants in…