Binance Options has completed temporary system maintenance and has resumed trading
According to the official announcement, Binance Options has completed temporary system maintenance (starting at 21:00 today), and all options trading has now resumed.
Binance Announces Announcement on Swap of Old Tokens KNCL, ANTOLD and XDATA
On August 21st, according to an official announcement, Binance will conduct a swap for eligible users who still hold the following old tokens in their spot wallets. These old tokens have been replaced on the mainnet, renamed, or merged with other tokens and are no longer applicable for trading on Binance. KNCL will be swapped with KNC, ANTOLD will be swapped with ANT, and XDATA will be swapped with DATA at a ratio of 1:1.
Binance Completes the Integration of CAKE on the Ethereum Network and KNC on the Polygon Network
On August 21st, according to an official announcement, Binance has completed the integration of Pancake Swap (CAKE) on the Ethereum (ERC20) network and Kyber Network (KNC) on the Polygon network. Deposits and withdrawals of Pancake Swap (CAKE) and Kyber Network (KNC) tokens are now open on the Ethereum (ERC20) and Polygon networks respectively.
The BALD Deployer Cross-Chained 1,500 ETH From Base to Ethereum, Leaving 677 ETH in Base
According to Spot On Chain monitoring, the BALD deployer transferred 1500 ETH from Base to Ethereum, leaving 677 ETH in Base. Earlier news stated that 16 hours ago, the BALD deployer transferred 5448 ETH, worth about $9.1 million, to Binance.
Binance: A Fraudulent Project Falsely Claims To Have a Cooperative Relationship With Binance
Binance has noticed fraudulent projects claiming to have a partnership with Binance in order to gain attention. Scammers often falsely report partnership relationships, and Binance reminds users to carefully identify projects when researching, as true partnerships will be announced through official Binance channels.
Data: DWF Labs transferred 2 million CRV to Binance
According to Jinse Finance, as monitored by on-chain analyst Yu Jin, 20 minutes ago, DWF Labs transferred a portion of CRV previously purchased over-the-counter from Curve founder to Binance:
On August 1st, DWF Labs spent 5 million U.S. dollars to purchase 12.5 million CRV over-the-counter from Curve founder at a price of 0.4 U.S. dollars;
20 minutes ago, DWF Labs transferred 2 million CRV (worth 1 million U.S. dollars) to Binance.
Data: Addresses Starting With 0x985 Received 384,129 UNI From Cumberland
As monitored by Yu Jin, an address starting with 0x985 received 384,129 UNI tokens worth about $1.9 million from Cumberland yesterday and early this morning. These UNI tokens were withdrawn by Cumberland from Binance yesterday. The address currently holds nearly 1.76 million UNI tokens with an average cost of about $4.51.
CZ: Binance employees banned from futures trading
Binance employees, including himself, are prohibited from trading futures, and the product testing team has a specially assigned limited account.
Notice on Converting New Bitshares (NBS) Token Balances to USDT
Binance will perform a conversion of any remaining New Bitshares (NBS) balances to USDT based on users’ NBS holdings in their Binance wallets at the snapshot time of 2023-09-09 00:00 (UTC).
An Address Withdrew 8,534 ETH From Binance Yesterday, and Transferred 10 Million USDT to Binance Early This Morning
On August 18th, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin monitoring, an address starting with 0xeb29 withdrew 8534 ETH from Binance at an average price of $1747, equivalent to approximately $14.9 million. Then, more than 7 hours ago, they transferred 10 million USDT into Binance.
Data: 300,000 LTC transferred to Binance
According to Whale Alert monitoring, 300,000 LTC were transferred to Binance, worth $19.53 million.
In the First Half of 2023, Binance’s Lobbying Expenditure Will Exceed One Million US Dollars, Which Is Almost Equivalent to the Lobbying Expenditure of the Whole of Last Year
According to DL News citing data from OpenSecrets, a platform that tracks political donations, Binance spent over $1 million on lobbying in the first six months of 2023, which is almost equivalent to its spending for the entire year of 2022. During the same period, Coinbase spent $1.4 million, and paid $3.4 million to lobbyists in 2022.
Coinbase and Binance's lobbying spending reached $2.4 million in the first half
According to data from OpenSecrets, an organization that tracks political donations, Coinbase and Binance spent a total of $2.4 million on lobbying in the first half of 2023. Binance spent over $1 million to influence lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Coinbase spent $1.4 million during the same period. Other companies with significant lobbying expenditures include Ripple, Crypto.com, and the Blockchain Association.
Binance: Spot API request limit per IP address to be raised to 6,000 per minute
Golden Finance reported that Binance announced that in order to improve the trading experience of spot API users, Binance Spot API will optimize the request weight limit rules for each IP address. Starting from 00:00 (UTC) on August 25, 2023, the request weight limit for each IP address will be increased to 6,000 times per minute.
Binance will delist LTCBUSD and DOGEBUSD U-margined perpetual contracts at 17:00 on August 24
On August 17th, according to an official announcement, Binance will automatically liquidate LTCBUSD and DOGEBUSD U perpetual contracts at 17:00 on August 24th Beijing time, and delist the LTCBUSD and DOGEBUSD U perpetual contract trading pairs after the liquidation is completed.
In addition, the leverage and margin ladder for LTCBUSD and DOGEBUSD U perpetual contracts will be updated at 20:30 on August 17th.
Binance Partners with Hungarian Football Club Ferencváros
Binance officially announced a partnership with Ferencváros, the most award-winning football club in Hungary. Ferencváros fans can immerse themselves in the world of Web3 and support the club through free NFT drops and educational activities.
A Giant Whale Bought More Than 1 Trillion PEPE With 711 ETH
According to blockchain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale purchased 10.684 billion PEPE with 711 ETH (approximately $1.28 million). The address transferred the 711 ETH to Binance 2 hours ago and withdrew the 10.684 billion PEPE from Binance 65 minutes later, resulting in an average purchase price of $0.0000012 per token.
Binance Allows Return of Assets for Damaged Users of "Rug Pull Project XIRTAM"
Binance has opened the asset refund for the "Rug Pull project XIRTAM" damaged users. Eligible users can now enter the refund contract to check their qualifications and apply for the damaged funds.
On May 3rd, Binance assisted the community in temporarily freezing the 1909 ETH funds deposited in the Rug Pull project XIRTAM, and victims need to contact Binance customer service and submit the relevant transaction hash of the transaction loss.
Added ATA and SEI Assets for Binance Margin Leverage, and Added SEI Assets for Isolated Margin Leverage
According to an official announcement, Binance added ATA and SEI as borrowable assets for its margin trading feature in its secure wallet, while SEI assets were added for isolated margin trading.
New margin trading pairs for cross margin: ATA/USDT, SEI/USDT; new margin trading pairs for isolated margin: SEI/USDT.
FBI Seizes Nearly $2 Million in Crypto Assets in Three Months
A publicly released document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that law enforcement agencies seized digital assets worth about $1.7 million from March to May. The confiscated encrypted assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether (USDT), Monero, and DAI.
