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Controversial Dapps Test Binance Smart Chain’s Decentralization

Developers built politically sensitive applications on Binance Smart Chain as a way of showing the increasingly popular blockchain platform is not as decentralized as Ethereum. The dapps remain online.

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Binance Invests in Multicoin Capital Crypto Fund

It's the first time the crypto exchange has made an investment in an outside fund.

Multicoin Capital managing partner Tushar Jain (center) speaks at Consensus 2019.

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Just How Decentralized Is Binance Smart Chain? The Growing Debate

When a bunch of Ethereum developers launch a contract on the Binance Smart Chain, drama ensues. “The Hash” panel discusses the growing debate about why certain decentralized platforms could possibly be subjected to centralized forces.

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Coinbase Calls Out Binance as It Bemoans Compliance Burden

Due to a lack of enforcement on the part of authorities, offshore crypto exchanges sell unregulated services to U.S. consumers "seemingly without penalty."

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Does Crypto Fix the 'Robinhood' Problem? Not So Fast

The GameStop saga highlighted the "middleman" issues with services like Robinhood. But the data shows crypto exchanges have their own problems.

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How Coinbase Is Worth $100B

Poised for a public offering, Coinbase has built an incredibly profitable business. But Binance is probably worth a lot more.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Binance Coin and PancakeSwap Cryptos Are Soaring: Here’s Why

Driven by PancakeSwap, decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing in popularity on the Binance Smart Chain. CoinDesk’s Will Foxley breaks down how PancakeSwap works and why prices are soaring.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Meets 'Torrent' as Lowly Binance Coin Gets $40B Valuation

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance's in-house BNB tokens have shot to a $40 billion valuation, ranking them third among digital assets behind bitcoin and Ethereum's ether.

"Lots of liquid poured into a funnel creates a torrent," the bond-investing titan Jeff Gundlach wrote in a tweet, referencing bitcoin and the flood of stimulus money.

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BNB Gains 45% in 24 Hours as PancakeSwap ‘Flippens’ Uniswap Volume

The exchange's native token is up 45% and trading around $265.

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PancakeSwap Brings Whopping DeFi Volumes to Binance Smart Chain

Binance's BNB token is up 13% and into the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as DeFi on Binance Smart Chain grows in popularity.

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