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Binance Launches Fiat-Crypto Exchange for Turkish Market

The new exchange, offering Turkish lira trading pairs, will be owned by Binance but operated by a locally registered company.

Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock

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Binance Unveils New Product for 'Yield Farming' Crypto Assets

Users of the new Launchpool will be able to stake Binance's tokens, as well as the ARPA token, for rewards in Bella (BEL).

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Binance Eyes Uniswap’s Lunch With Launch of Centralized ‘Swaps’ Platform

The exchange giant is hoping to capitalize further on the DeFi boom with a new centralized trading platform that makes it a rival of the likes of Uniswap.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Binance)

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Binance Launches Smart Contract-Enabled Blockchain, Adds Staking for Its Coin

Crypto exchange Binance has launched the mainnet for its smart contract-enabled blockchain and is also introducing staking for BNB tokens.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

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Five CoinMarketCap Executives Depart Binance-Owned Firm

Binance plans to replace the executives with its own staff.

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First Mover: Binance's Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin's Jackson Hole Fizzle

Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market.

Shrinking Binance bid-offer spreads might reveal crypto markets maturing. (Rednuht/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Binance’s Bitcoin 'Bid-Ask Spreads' Tighten as Cryptocurrency Markets Mature

The narrowing gap between bitcoin buy and sell orders on big exchanges like Binance shows an increasing depth to cryptocurrency markets.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Binance and Oasis Labs Launch Alliance to Combat Crypto Fraud and Hacks

The aim is a comprehensive database of information gleaned from previous hacks and fraud used to proactively fight future ones. The platform supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRX and EOS blockchains.

(Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao/CoinDesk)

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First Mover: Binance's New DeFi Futures Let Crypto Traders Bet on Decentralization

Binance's new "DeFi Index Futures" show the push by centralized crypto exchanges to cash in on this year's frenzy in so-called decentralized finance.

DeFi is hot and traders are getting a new way of indulging. (Metropolitan Museum of Art modified by CoinDesk)

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Binance Exchange to List Paxos' Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency

PAX Gold, a gold-backed digital asset created by Paxos, will soon launch for trading on Binance.

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