Amidst regulatory scrutiny and leadership changes, Binance Coin (BNB) lost its footing in the liquidity race, slipping to 13th place in Q4 2023, according to Kaiko data on January 11. This surprising development contrasts BNB’s position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, raising questions about its general liquidity. Dogecoin Flips BNB In Liquidity Rankings Kaiko’s findings,…
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Source: Adobe The cryptocurrency market recorded massive gains towards the end of 2023 in several areas as the uptick in asset prices was seen in centralized exchange numbers, institutional funds, and decentralized applications (dApps). A Jan 10 market report by cryptocurrency research firm CCData shows the performance of centralized digital asset exchanges in December, the…
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The year 2023 witnessed a remarkable surge in crypto payments, signaling a significant milestone in adopting digital currencies for retail and e-commerce transactions. According to a recent report by CoinGate, a crypto payment processor firm, the number of crypto payments processed reached staggering heights, showcasing robust growth and diversification in the crypto landscape. Massive Surge…
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Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced that it will start monitoring ten new projects, including privacy blockchains like Monero, Firo, Mobilecoin, and Zcash. Binance reported that these projects might be delisted in the future, failing to meet the criteria required by the exchange to keep being traded on its platform. Binance Might Delist…
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Source: Pixabay The US. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cited the Terraform Labs recent ruling during the Coinbase and Binance hearings strengthening its claim that the cryptocurrency exchanges went against the securities law. On 28 December, the SEC ruled that Terraform Labs tokens UST and LUNA should be deemed securities – citing that Terraform…
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According to recent data, in the past month, the quantity of bitcoin residing in centralized cryptocurrency exchanges surged by 32,058 bitcoin. Concurrently, the ethereum reserves on these exchanges have diminished, with 262,904 ether, valued at $597.42 million, being withdrawn from trading platforms since Dec. 4, 2023. Bitcoin Bulks Up as Ethereum Eases Off in Latest…
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The recent flash crash of Bitcoin from over $45,500 to as low as $41,100 has sent shockwaves throughout the crypto community, sparking debate over the underlying causes. While some have attributed the crash to unconfirmed rumors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might, after all, not approve Bitcoin ETFs in January, The Wolf…
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A new research study has partly attributed the growth in the use of bitcoin “as a transactional layer” to the increased number of crypto platforms that have joined the Lightning Network ecosystem. The study however found that just over 6% of centralized crypto exchanges have integrated the layer 2 protocol with their respective platforms. Record…
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Source: X / @cz_binance Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, has been blocked from traveling again as his sentencing for criminal charges approaches in late February. On December 29, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Richard Jones issued a sealed order denying Zhao’s “request…
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Ricardo Spagni, the former lead maintainer of Monero, one of the most used privacy coins in the cryptocurrency market, has called on Binance to take a stance on the issue of privacy coins. Spagni stated that avoiding taking sides in the process is a disservice to the whole industry and that any protocol-level changes to…
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