Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been accused in a media report of agreeing to provide user data to Russia’s financial watchdog. The trading platform has refuted the allegations. It also insists it’s complying with Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Binance Consented to Russian Request for Customer Info, Reuters Claims in ‘Special Report’ Binance, the world’s leading digital asset exchange, has agreed to hand over customer data to Russia’s financial intelligence agency, a report by Reuters suggests. The article refers to messages allegedly sent by Binance’s regional head…
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Who Was GameFi’s Biggest Winner in March | March Monthly Report
BSC saw more projects emerge than any other blockchain. Data Source: Footprint Analytics –March 2022 Report Dashboard GameFi projects showed strong resistance to the negative macro environment in February and March, with many areas of development not only growing steadily but breaking out against market trends. Footprint Analytics data shows that the number of GameFi game projects went up to 1,406, up 5% MoM. Trading volume at the end of the month was $129 million, up 154% MoM. Active users increased 56% from February. It is worth noting that the…
Binance pushes back against report exchange supplied customer data to Russian government
Major crypto exchange Binance challenged the accuracy of a report, which stated one of its regional heads agreed to supply Russia’s financial intelligence unit with customer data potentially related to donations for anti-corruption and anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny. Reuters reported on Friday that Binance’s head of Eastern Europe and Russia Gleb Kostarev met with officials from Russia’s Rosfinmonitoring, a financial monitoring service linked to the country’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, in April 2021. Kostarev reportedly agreed to a request from the government body to turn over certain user data…
Coinbase is planning to purchase crypto exchange BtcTurk in $3.2B deal: Report
Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly planning to purchase BtcTurk for $3.2 billion. According to Turkish tech media outlet Webrazzi citing a Thursday report from Mergermarket, the two exchanges negotiated a price based on the market behavior of the Turkish lira and Bitcoin (BTC), arriving at roughly $3.2 billion. One or both of the two firms have reportedly already signed a term sheet. The potential acquisition would follow Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announcing plans to expand to every country in which the exchange can legally operate. Cointelegraph reported…
Coinbase in Talks to Acquire Turkish Crypto Exchange BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report
Founded in 2013, BtcTurk is one of the country’s oldest crypto exchanges and counts 4.5 million pro users, according to one of Turkey’s top newspapers, Cumhuriyet. It has recorded $200 million in trading volume in the past 24 hours, compared with $179 million for its biggest local competitor, Paribu, according to CoinMarketCap data. Source
Sweden, EU Discussed Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Ban: Report
Documents released by German site suggest ongoing concern about the environmental impact of proof-of-work technology. Original
Tower 26 Venture Fund Raises $50M for VR Games, Metaverse: Report
The fund is led by a veteran game investor, and former studio executive Jon Goldman. Source
Goldman Sachs Eyes Collaboration With Crypto Exchange FTX as CEOs Meet: Report
Crypto exchange FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, met Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to discuss potential collaborations between the two firms, the Financial Times reported Thursday. Source
Germany's Commerzbank Applies for Local Crypto Licence: Report
If the license application is accepted, the bank would be authorized to offer exchange and crypto-asset services. Source
Blockchain games are leading the DApp industry, says latest DappRadar report
Market tracker DappRadar and the Blockchain Game Alliance, or BGA, published the Blockchain Games Report for Q1 2022 on Wednesday. After citing that $720 million was invested into blockchain games and infrastructures in February in a previous report, the latest number for total Q1 investment is $2.5 billion. Venture capitalists and other investors raised $4 billion in 2021. The biggest deals listed in the report include Animoca Brands raising $360 million, bringing its valuation to $5 billion and becoming a leading Web3 brand. Sequoia Capital led a $450 million investment…