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Binance Unveils Smart Contract Blockchain but Claims It's No Ethereum Rival

The new Binance Smart Chain will be compatible with Ethereum, however.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Credit: Binance)

Policy

Major Crypto Firms Including Binance, Civic, Tron Targeted in Flood of Lawsuits

A flood of class-action lawsuits were filed in New York Friday, taking aim at a number of major cryptocurrency projects over their token sales.

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Markets

Binance Donated $2.4M in Coronavirus Medical Supplies; CZ Pledges More

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said his exchange had donated $2.4 million in crypto to buying medical supplies to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, and plans to donate up to $5 million total.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Finance

'They Have the Users': Binance CEO Explains Why He Bought CoinMarketCap

"Even though their money generation mechanism is not as strong as Binance, they do have the users," CEO CZ tells CoinDesk. "It's a very valuable platform."

DOUBLING DOWN: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is pinning his hopes on a mass audience of individual investors. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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Finance

Binance Crypto Exchange Is Launching Its First Bitcoin Mining Pool

Binance has been offering "generous" referral bonuses for its new crypto mining pool.

(Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao/CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Cut Leveraged Tokens Because Users 'Don't Read Warning Notices'

Binance only listed FTX leveraged tokens two months ago, but users have struggled to get to grips with the complex products.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Policy

Singapore Temporarily Exempts Crypto Firms, Including Coinbase, From New Licensing Regime

Cryptocurrency firms can continue operating but must apply for a license by summer under new rules

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Markets

Brave Partners With Binance to Develop In-Browser Crypto Trading

Brave is in the early stages of building an in-browser trading tool with Binance and Binance America.

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Markets

Binance Launches $50M 'Blockchain for India' Fund

Binance and WazirX plan to donate up to $50 million to Indian blockchain startups after the Supreme Court lifted a central bank ban on financial services for these firms.

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Markets

Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate

A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?

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