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What Binance Smart Chain’s Lagging Performance Means for Layer 1 Blockchains

The former Ethereum alternative darling is far off its all-time high for total value locked.

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FCA Said Binance Had Complied With Its Requirements, But Was 'Not Capable' of Being Supervised

The FCA had ordered Binance to cease carrying out regulated activity in the U.K.

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Binance Hires Former Abu Dhabi Global Market Head as Singapore CEO

The move provides an opportunity to get ahead of the regulatory curve – a sore point for the exchange in recent weeks.

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Binance Suspends Futures in Brazil Citing Regulatory Requirements

The product was removed in response to an order from the Brazilian Securities Commission.

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End of an Era? Binance Clamps Down on Customer Verification Requirements

"The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for crypto exchange Binance as it enforces "mandatory KYC for all services." New ​customers will have to supply a government ID and pass facial verification to meet its "Intermediate" verification status on its platforms. "This is the end of an era," host Naomi Brockwell said.

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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.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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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.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

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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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