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Binance Opens Its First Crypto-Fiat Exchange in Uganda
Binance announced Thursday it was launching a crypto-fiat exchange in Uganda, along with its first fiat-crypto exchange in general.
Updated Dec 11, 2022, 7:43 p.m. Published Jun 29, 2018, 2:00 a.m.
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has just launched a fiat trading pair in Uganda.
Binance, the largest exchange by volume according to CoinMarketCap, announced Thursday that it was starting a fiat-crypto trading pair with the Uganda shilling. Moreover, the company also announced its first fiat crypto exchange in the nation, called Binance Uganda, according to a statement.
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The exchange will charge zero trading fees when it comes online, though Binance declined to state when that would be. However, the first 20,000 users to register with the service will receive 0.5 binance coins as "appreciation" for their support, according to the statement.
The tokens will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis but users who wish to withdraw their tokens must complete identification verification procedures after the platform is launched, according to the announcement.
The launch marks Binance's latest steps in expanding cryptocurrency trading in the underbanked country. Only 33 percent of Ugandans actively use their registered financial accounts in 2016, according to a study by Financial Inclusion Insightshttp://finclusion.org/uploads/file/reports/Uganda%20Wave%204%20Report_20-June-2017.pdf, a data-collection organization which focuses on trends in the digital financial services industry.
The Hong Kong-based exchange also has announced plans to open a fiat-crypto trading platform in Malta, an island nation located in the Central Mediterranean Sea, Bloomberg reported.
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