Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has ceased offering its clients the option to conduct peer-to-peer transactions through sanctioned Russian banks. This decision follows a Wall Street Journal exposé that revealed how the exchange allegedly facilitated the movement of funds from Russia to other countries.A spokesperson from Binance stated that the exchange regularly […]
Visa and Mastercard have recently distanced themselves from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. This decision comes only weeks after Binance has been facing multiple legal challenges in the United States.Experts believe that this move is unlikely to hurt the crypto exchange, as Binance has been able to successfully navigate similar challenges in […]
A controversy has emerged this week surrounding Russian banks and Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the Wall Street Journal, Binance has continued to allow peer-to-peer trading involving the Russian banks in question. The implications of this news are yet to be seen, but it could have a significant impact on […]
Binance, a crypto exchange, has removed two payment options from its peer-to-peer service after being criticized for using code words to represent sanctioned Russian banks. The payment options were listed on the exchange’s message board, which allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency. The payment options were removed after Binance learned that account holders were […]
1inch Network has recently deployed its aggregation protocol and limit order protocol on the Base network, an initiative supported by Coinbase. This project aims to broaden its presence in decentralized finance (DeFi) and provide increased security, stability, and scalability for decentralized applications. Teaming up with Base grants access to Coinbase’s products, increasing influence and allowing […]
Donald Trump’s nonfungible tokens (NFTs) surged in price after a photo of the former United States President was released as part of his criminal case in Georgia. Data from NFT marketplace OpenSea showed that the floor price of Trump’s line of digital trading cards increased more than 62% from 0.138 to 0.224 Ether ETH ($1,645) […]
Coinbase has announced a new Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution called Base, which will share a portion of its revenue with its development partner, the Optimism Collective. The Optimism Collective is a group of companies, communities, and citizens working together to reward public goods and build a sustainable future for Ethereum.Base and the Optimism Collective have […]
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed new regulations on the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers. The proposed Form 1099-DA would simplify tax filing and help taxpayers determine if they owe taxes. The regulations are part of the Biden administration’s implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), […]
The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed new tax regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, which would require crypto businesses to report to the IRS in a similar fashion to traditional brokers. This would include the reporting of gross proceeds from transactions on Form 1099s. The regulations would also extend to nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance […]
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a report on Aug. 25 detailing the findings of its Project Evergreen study which analyzed the market impact of bond tokenization. The report concluded that tokenization provides improvement for the bond market, and Eddie Yue, the chief executive of the HKMA, said it highlighted the potential of deploying […]
