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Kazakhstan to Integrate CBDC on BNB Chain, Binance CEO Says

The National Bank of Kazakhstan will integrate its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Binance's blockchain network BNB Chain, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said on Thursday. "The Hash" hosts discuss why this could be a historic moment for the BNB ecosystem and digital money at large. 

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Binance Exec on the Company’s M&A Outlook

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said the company may spend over $1 billion this year on deals. Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hillmann says “we’re going to continue to keep our powder dry” amid this bear market, while discussing the attractive projects they see in the space.

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BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After Major Exploit, $100M in Crypto Drained

Initial token movements suggested that up to 2 million BSC tokens, worth roughly $570 million at the time, were targeted by an attacker late Thursday, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao estimated in a tweet the attacker was only able to get away with $100 million of that. BNB Chain also tweeted that $7 million of that amount was already frozen. "The Hash" discusses the implications of cross-chain security and decentralization, and what this suggests about the future of the crypto ecosystem.

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Luna Classic, Remnant of Terra Collapse, Drops After Underwhelming Binance Burn Mechanism Data

Binance’s scheme destroyed only 0.08% of LUNC’s bloated supply, too minuscule to have a lasting impact on the hyperinflated token.

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Finance

US Asked Binance for Documents Related to Money-Laundering Probe: Report

The request was made by federal prosecutors in late 2020.

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CFTC Accuses Ohio Man of $12M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme; Binance Recovers $450K Stolen From DeFi Protocol

The U.S. Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken legal action against an Ohio resident it says ran a $12 million Ponzi scheme involving bitcoin. Plus, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweets the crypto exchange has frozen or recovered $450,000, which was stolen from decentralized finance protocol Curve.Finance earlier this week.

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Finance

Binance CEO Hits Back at 'Weak' KYC Claims

Binance has the most sophisticated know-your-customer system in the industry, Changpeng Zhao said.

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WazirX Co-Founder Nischal Shetty Speaks Out on Spat With Binance CEO

Shetty said his team has been in discussions with Binance for several months to work out the ownership issue.

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Binance CEO Sues Bloomberg’s Hong Kong Partner for Defamation

It's not the first time Zhao and Binance have sued the media.

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Why Crypto Matters: A Conversation With the Head of the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Binance Founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao joins CoinDesk's Executive Director Emily Parker at Consensus 2022 to discuss the current state and outlook for the future of crypto.

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