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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance Brazil is facing an audit by Brazilian regulators. Alfredo Gaspar, a congressional representative and member of a parliamentary commission to investigate pyramid schemes, demands that Guilherme Haddad, head of Binance Brazil, be invited to testify before the Brazilian parliament. In his statement, the congressman wrote that Binance
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Crypto-exchange Binance has shared new details of Lightning Network integration. They have launched several new nodes and are actively working on connecting the protocol for deposits and withdrawals.
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The Financial Times has published an investigation into the Crypto com exchange. They accuse the platform of manipulating markets through its own platform and fake market makers. According to the media, Crypto com has used its staff to trade tokens and make profits. Their trading and market-making teams also acted
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Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan believes that large tech companies pose a threat to crypto-asset owners. According to him, giants like Apple and Google can leak sensitive information to the authorities. "They can simply scan your hard drive for private keys and then confiscate crypto-assets at the behest of
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As of June 15, Binance US market share in the United States dropped to 2.7%. Transaction volume continues to fall for the fourth month in a row. The platform's share has fallen to December 2020 levels
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Ex-CEO of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor believes that possible enforcement actions against the crypto-asset market could strengthen bitcoin's position. He argued that only BTC is a commodity in the eyes of the SEC. At the same time, the regulator "has no love" for other tokens and derivatives.
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The Solana community discussed the possibility of conducting a fork to eliminate any potential legal problems from the SEC. Several influential members of the community supported the idea, including "HGEABC," the founder of Abracadabra.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal will jointly support COVID-19 research. They donated $100 million to India's Crypto Relief crypto fund. The funds will be used specifically to fund the medical infrastructure that is studying and developing methods to combat the coronavirus pandemic in India.
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The U.S. government has rejected Bittrex's proposal to repay customers. Authorities have decided that a bankruptcy plan approval hearing should be held first. The next hearing on the matter will take place on June 14.
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler could well become Binance's legal advisor in 2019, according to information provided by lawyers. They claim that Gary Gensler has offered his services several times in conversations with both the exchange's top management and Zhao, whom he then saw in person.
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During an appearance live on CNBC, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler made a blunt statement regarding cryptocurrencies. "We don't need more digital currency. We already have a digital currency. It's called the U.S. dollar. It's called the euro. It's called the
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Amid the news around Binance, BTC was momentarily falling below $25,400 and is now trading around $25,700, and ETH is around $1,800. BNB was down to $270. Due to market volatility, about 115,000 traders were liquidated and positions for $305 million were liquidated. 92% of liquidations