Short positioning against XRP is building on Binance, while whale deposits to the exchange have collapsed to their lowest level in four years. The combination leaves the market with crowded bearish bets and thinning sell-side supply. XRP Open Interest Rebuilds After July Contraction Binance XRP open interest climbed from roughly $181 million on August 3
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun17 Aug
XRP's futures traders on Binance are showing increased interest in the leading altcoin despite its high price volatility, drawing attention to its potential price move.
U.Today•Caroline Amosun17 Aug
Ondo’s tokenized-stock market grows in scale and activity as Binance captures more trading outside traditional market hours.
AMBCrypto•Muriuki Lazaro17 Aug
CoinDesk•AI Boost17 Aug
Binance gave Russian investigators user records later cited in a terrorism financing case involving crypto donations to Ukraine, Reuters reported.
The unpleasant situation around memecoins and Binance's CZ triggered a new update on Trust Wallet.
U.Today•Arman Shirinyan17 Aug
A crypto trader turned roughly $9,700 into $282,000, a 29x return, by front-running Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s onchain token burns. Subsequently, CZ abandoned the wallet for good. How the Trade Worked According to onchain data flagged by Lookonchain, a wallet spent 16 BNB, about $9,645, along with roughly $10 in gas fees to buy […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Aug
This case highlights the tension between crypto privacy and regulatory compliance, emphasizing the potential for state surveillance via centralized exchanges.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Aug
Binance has overtaken CME Group in Bitcoin futures open interest for the first time since late 2023, holding roughly 148,500 BTC against CME’s 102,840. The reversal unwinds two years of institutional dominance narrative and raises questions about whether traditional finance…
Whales pulled Uniswap (UNI) tokens off Binance at the fastest pace in five years, a sign of conviction among the token’s largest holders. The price has moved in the opposite direction, with UNI down 18% over the past week. The withdrawals suggest large holders are looking past the slide rather than joining it. Whales Pull
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Binance remained the largest venue in the market, accounting for 76% of total equity perpetual futures volume in July.
Binance founder CZ completely abandons his public wallet after a routine spam cleanup accidentally triggered a $30 million meme coin pump.
U.Today•Gamza Khanzadaev16 Aug
Non custodial wallet, SafePal issues urgent disclosure after customer information is accessed.
U.Today•Tomiwabold Olajide16 Aug
XRP is back near $1 even as network activity rebounds, whale deposits to Binance collapse, and derivatives exposure builds near recent lows. The token fell to about $0.98 this week before recovering toward $1, according to CryptoSlate data, extending a retreat that has erased much of its May rally. Crowd commentary around XRP simultaneously reached […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo16 Aug
Binance extended its RLUSD rewards campaign through Sept. 11, offering one million XRP across four weekly distributions to eligible users.
Major crypto exchange Binance announces extension of RLUSD campaign with XRP in rewards for holders.
U.Today•Tomiwabold Olajide16 Aug
CZ says millionaires will soon fail to afford one full Bitcoin, because lost and dormant coins keep shrinking the float.
BeInCrypto•Phil Haunhorst16 Aug
HTX says Binance’s Aug. 23 transaction restrictions apply only to UK and EU users as the exchange continues negotiations with regulators.
Binance will stop processing transactions involving 16 crypto platforms following regulatory developments. Transfers attempted after the applicable deadlines may undergo compliance reviews and trigger temporary restrictions on affected wallets. Binance Sets Three Deadlines for Transaction Restrictions Transactions involving 16 crypto-asset service providers will no longer be processed through Binance under restrictions announced Aug. 14. The […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms16 Aug