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Finance

Coinbase to Suspend Binance USD Stablecoin, Saying It Doesn’t Meet Listing Standards

The suspension affects Coinbase.com, Coinbase Pro, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime.

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Policy

$1B Voyager-Binance Deal Benefits Halved if Alameda Loan Claim Succeeds: Texas Regulators

In a court filing, the regulators cast doubt on Binance.US' relationship with Binance.com and alleged its staking service is illegal.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Videos

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Runs Hot; Outlook for Bitcoin Futures on CME

The January PCE Price Index – the Fed's favored inflation indicator – unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. Separately, three-month bitcoin futures listed on the CME, which is widely considered a proxy for institutional activity, are trading at an annualized premium of around 8.7% to the underlying reference index. The equivalent premium on offshore exchanges, mainly Binance, has jumped to 6.3%, the highest since January 2022.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures on CME Outpace Those on Binance to Trade at Widest Premium Since November 2021

The CME accounts for a majority of activity in standard futures market tied to bitcoin, one observer said, while explaining a relatively higher premium in futures listed on the Chicago-based exchange.

(Foto) Base móvil anual de tres meses de los futuros de bitcoin. (Arcane Research)

Finance

US Drug Enforcement Agency Seized $1.8M From Binance in 2022

Binance and the Drug Enforcement Agency disrupted a pipeline that moved cash generated from selling narcotics in Michigan to Mexico via stablecoins.

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Policy

Australian Markets Regulator Is Reviewing Binance Australia's Derivatives Services

Binance said on Thursday it had incorrectly tagged 500 Australian users as "wholesale investors."

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Tech

DeFi Protocol Platypus to Repay at Least 63% of User Funds After $9M Hack

The Avalanche-based protocol worked with crypto exchange Binance to identify the exploiter responsible for last week's attack.

The exploit of Platypus Finance is the latest example of crypto's rampant problem with hackers. (Meg Jerrard/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood Doubles Down on Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 23, 2023.

Ark Invest's Cathie Woods (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Closed Derivative Positions of 500 Australian Users, Will Compensate Them for Losses

Only "wholesale" traders are allowed to trade such products on Binance Australia.

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Policy

SEC Objects to Binance.US’ $1B Voyager Deal, Alleging Sale of Unregistered Securities

Federal and New York regulators object to a billion-dollar deal they say may be unlawful and discriminatory as they examine Voyager's VGX token.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)