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Binance Tightens Customer Verification Requirements

Crypto exchange Binance has tightened the customer verification requirements on its platforms. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the reactions and implications as Binance expands its response to the heightened regulatory scrutiny over recent months.

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Coinbase Launches in Japan, Binance Users Take Legal Action

Coinbase partners with MUFG to launch in Japan. Users band together to take legal action against Binance after an outage. And the founder of Finder.com offers crypto as a COVID-19 vaccination incentive. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Binance Tightens Customer Verification Requirements

New customers will have to supply a government ID and pass facial verification to meet Binance's "Intermediate" verification.

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Binance.US Taps Joshua Sroge to Be Interim CEO

Sroge takes over from Brian Brooks, who resigned unexpectedly after just four months.

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Binance Extends Restrictions on Derivatives Offering in Australia

The move is the latest by Binance to address regulatory and compliance concerns proactively in response to intense regulatory scrutiny.

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Netherlands' Central Bank Issues Binance Warning

The Dutch central bank joined the ranks of regulators issuing warnings about the crypto exchange's activities.

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Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role

Greg Monahan joins the crypto exchange with 30 years' experience in government service, mostly as a U.S. Treasury criminal investigator.

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Binance Wants Former Abu Dhabi Global Market Head as Asia CEO: Report

The exchange has become more proactive in dealing with regulators amid heightened scrutiny.

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Binance Discontinues South Korean Won Trading Pairs, Payment Options

Although South Korea is not among the long list of countries whose financial watchdogs have issued warnings against Binance, the crypto exchange ​said it would discontinue trading pairs and payment options using the South Korean won effective immediately, along with P2P merchant applications and Korean language support. "The Hash" hosts discuss the possible future of Binance following its ​latest attempt to take the initiative in its regulatory positioning.

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Binance Ordered by London High Court to Trace $2.6M Hackers

Fetch.ai alleges hackers stole assets from its Binance account before selling them at a fraction of their value.

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