Mastercard, Binance to End Crypto Card Programmes in Four Countries

Mastercard, Binance to End Crypto Card Programmes in Four Countries

Mastercard and crypto exchange Binance will end their four crypto card programmes in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bahrain as of September 22, a spokesperson for Mastercard said via email on Thursday. The Binance cards allow users to make payments in traditional currencies, funded by their cryptocurrency holdings on the exchange….

Binance’s Crypto Debit Cards to Stop Working in Some Regions Where Initiative Failed to Soar as Expected

Binance’s Crypto Debit Cards to Stop Working in Some Regions Where Initiative Failed to Soar as Expected

Binance’s crypto debit cards will be suspended in Latin America as well as Middle East nations starting August 25. While Binance has not given a concrete reason behind its decision, it could be motivated by the lack of hype for the project in the regions. In a statement posted on…

Binance Pulls the Shutter Down on Its Fiat-to-Crypto Platform Binance Connect a Year After Launch

Binance Pulls the Shutter Down on Its Fiat-to-Crypto Platform Binance Connect a Year After Launch

Binance, reeling under the scrutiny from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is taking measures to reorganise its business strategies. In a fresh development, the crypto exchange reportedly shut down its fiat-to-crypto platform Binance Connect on Wednesday. The platform was launched just a year ago in March 2022. Its…

Coinbase Chief Brian Armstrong to Meet US Lawmakers to Discuss Crypto Future

Coinbase Chief Brian Armstrong to Meet US Lawmakers to Discuss Crypto Future

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase crypto exchange, is looking to meet with policymakers from the US. The agenda of Armstrong’s rendezvous with the Democrats revolves around opening discussions on the future of the digital assets sector in the US. Valued at $1.2 trillion (roughly Rs. 98,47,344 crore) as of…

Binance’s European Banking Partner Paysafe to Stop Offering Wallet Solution to Crypto Exchange From September

Binance’s European Banking Partner Paysafe to Stop Offering Wallet Solution to Crypto Exchange From September

Paysafe Payment Solutions, Binance’s European banking partner, said on Thursday it will cease offering its embedded wallet solution to the US cryptocurrency exchange across the European Economic Area (EEA) from Sept. 25. “Paysafe and Binance are now working to mutually implement an orderly and fair process to terminate this service…

Binance Said to Be Under Investigation in France for Illegal Canvassing, Money Laundering

Binance Said to Be Under Investigation in France for Illegal Canvassing, Money Laundering

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, is under preliminary investigation by the Paris prosecutors office for both illegal canvassing of clients and aggravated money-laundering, French daily Le Monde reported on Friday. “In France, on-site visits by regulators and inspectors are part of regulatory obligations to which all financial institutions must adhere….

Binance to Leave Netherlands After Failing to Meet Registration Requirements

Binance to Leave Netherlands After Failing to Meet Registration Requirements

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Friday that it was leaving the Dutch market because it had been unable to meet registration requirements to operate as a virtual asset service provider. It is the latest in a string of setbacks for Binance including the June 5 decision by the…

Binance Operations Declared Illegal by Nigerian Market Regulator, Asked to Discontinue

Binance Operations Declared Illegal by Nigerian Market Regulator, Asked to Discontinue

Nigeria’s markets regulator has ordered the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to halt its operations in the country, saying a local unit that courted Nigerian investors through a website was illegal. “Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever,” the Securities and…

Bitcoin Coders Deliberate Over Future of $1 Billion Memecoins Such as Pepe

Bitcoin Coders Deliberate Over Future of $1 Billion Memecoins Such as Pepe

The coders who maintain Bitcoin’s blockchain are clashing over whether to stamp out the meme tokens swarming the network. A torrent of speculative coins led to a record number of transactions and an 11-fold spike in processing fees on the blockchain in May, creating a logjam and forcing the Binance…