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Tech

The Protocol: Friend.tech Fades as Crypto Craze, but Ethereum Is Scaling

This week in blockchain tech: Polygon's new "chain development kit," Farcaster's move to Optimism, Shibarium's return and Interlay's new Bitcoin layer-2 network, and Pancake Swap expands to Consensys's Linea.

The silver lining from the Friend.tech episode is that it reveals Ethereum's scaling strategy might be working. (Creative Commons)

Policy

SEC's Secret Binance Court Filing Has Observers Bracing for Bad News

The Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday filed a sealed motion in its case against Binance that includes more than 35 exhibits.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance to Offer 'T+3' Daily BNB/USDT Options

The new T+3 BNB/USDT options will have a trading lifetime of three days.

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Videos

Mastercard and Binance Cutting Ties on Crypto Card Is 'Big News:' Vanderbilt Law School Associate Dean

Mastercard is ending its crypto card program with Binance in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Bahrain, effective September 22. Vanderbilt Law School associate dean and professor Yesha Yadav discusses the industry implications and why this is "big news for Binance." Plus, Yadav's take on the future of crypto payments at large and what to make of the latest developments around FTX's bankruptcy case.

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Policy

Binance’s Belgian Customers to Use Polish Entity in Bid to Escape Regulators’ Ban

National financial authority FSMA told the company in June to cease serving Belgian customers from outside the European bloc

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Finance

Visa and Mastercard Distancing Themselves From Binance Unlikely to Hurt the Crypto Exchange: Experts

The decision comes only weeks after Binance has been grappling with multiple legal challenges in the U.S.

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

Videos

Powell Says Fed Is 'Prepared to Raise Rates'; Mastercard, Binance Back Away From Crypto Card Partnership

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses the current state of inflation at the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Mastercard and Binance are ending their crypto card partnership. Plus, customer data of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Genesis and lender BlockFi have been compromised due to a hack. 

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Videos

Mastercard's Crypto Card Partnership With Binance Is Ending

Multiple news outlets are reporting that payments giant Mastercard is terminating its partnership with crypto exchange Binance on co-branded crypto card offerings in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bahrain starting Sept. 22. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the state of Binance as the exchange faces pressure from regulators across the globe.

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Finance

Binance Delists Sanctioned Russian Banks From Peer-to-Peer Service

Russian users of Binance were able to move money abroad through the service, which could present legal challenges for the exchange.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Finance

Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading

The crypto exchange is conducting a "risk management initiative" targeting some crypto projects with a relatively small market capitalization or whose tokens form lower-liquidity trading pairs.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.