Equilibrium, an EOS-based DeFi project, has added four block producers to its governance system, to make use of the blockchain’s smart contract upgrade features. The members include: Binance Eosfinex EOS Nation EOS Cannon It has been reported that the group of four will act as “governance supervisors” for the system, as their primary purpose is to sign off on smart contract upgrades for Equilibrium. Alex Melikhov, the CEO of Equilibrium, said: “One of the main advantages of E

Blockchain.com, a major cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain data provider, plans to support ruble (RUB), the national currency of Russia, though major exchange such as Binance has introduced the Russian ruble, there is still no law authorizing circulation of crypto in Russia. On May 20, it has been reported that Blockchain.com announced its long-term roadmap, “The next era of crypto and 1B wallets by 2030.” In a post authored by Peter Smith, the CEO and co-founder of Blockch

Travala.com, the hotel booking service, has announced its strategic merger with TravelByBit, the flight booking website, which is backed by the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, to build one of the largest online travel agencies around the world, where users will get to book from over 2 million hotels and 600 airlines. Today (on May 20), it has been reported that Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, praised the firms as he believes that they are able to provide a s

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced its investment in Tokocrypto, the leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Indonesia on May 12. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth of Tokocrypto’s business such as new products and services, technology enhancements, nationwide expansion, and new initiatives for blockchain education in the region. #Binance Invests in First Regulated Cryptocurrency Exchange in Indonesi

Crypto custody platform Trustology has extended its services to Binance Chain and plans to offer custodial trading through Binance DEX. Binance recently announced plans to build a “smart chain” running parallel to the existing Binance Chain. According to Trustology, this may, in fact, encourage the creation of decentralized applications and an indication the Binance network is “likely to pursue the fast-growing DeFi ecosystem.” @TrustologyIO is extending custodial wallet supp

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has integrated the “Binance Widget” to the open-source web browser Brave (version 1.8). It has been reported that Brave and Binance announced their integration on March 24, and until yesterday (April 30), a preview version of the widget was featured in Brave’s Nightly and Beta versions for testing. Currently, Brave’s browser has over 13.5 million monthly active users, and Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by tra

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has faced a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on its Chinese domains. On April 29, it has been reported that Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and CEO of Binance, tweeted about the attacks, as he explained that the DDoS attacks caused “some lag and interruption of network access.” Earlier today, our Chinese domains experienced targeted DDoS attacks, and users saw some lag and interruption of network access. Bas

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has launched “Binance Pool“, its mining pool, dedicated to empowering miners and the global crypto mining industry. On April 27, it has been reported that the pool will operate with zero fees until May 31, after which the rate will be set at 2.5%, as the press release for the pool states that large miners can contact Binance to negotiate an extension of the fee-free period. However, with Binance Pool, the team aims to establish a co

BitPay, the Bitcoin payment service provider, has partnered with the major cryptocurrency exchange Binance to provide the payment firm’s 2 million individual and merchant customers with BUSD, Binance’s stablecoin. On April 27, it has been reported that BitPay’s wallet launched support for BUSD with merchant support slated to go LIVE “in the coming days.” However, the support for BUSD will also be ascended for BitPay Card, as only US-based customers are able to use BitPay Card

Binance, the major crypto exchange, states that it has become the largest options venue in the cryptocurrency market, having hit $295 million in traded volume as of April 20, as options contract offers traders the chance to purchase either a right to buy or sell on a given asset at a specified “strike price.” Binance Hits $295M in Traded Volume for Newly-Launched Options Contract https://t.co/mojLNjpRVG pic.twitter.com/8leDgMZxbF — cryptopapa (@realcryptopapa) April 24, 2020

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has issued ONT-33D, a new token backed by Ontology (ONT), the crypto asset, and hosted on its own blockchain. Binance Issues ONT-Backed Token For DEX Trading https://t.co/C533AiFzFf pic.twitter.com/qCYyNDHpda — Crypto XEGA – كريبتو زيجا (@CryptoXega) April 20, 2020 It has been reported that the new token is governed by a series of parameters known as BEP2. However, a Binance spokesperson said that each ONT-33D token holds a backing

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced today the launch of peer-to-peer (P2P) trading for Indian Rupees (INR) and Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). Users of INR and IDR can now directly buy and sell BTC, ETH, BNB, USDT, and BUSD  with zero transaction fees starting from today. #Binance P2P Adds Support for: 🇮🇳 $INR Indian Rupees 🇮🇩 $IDR Indonesian Rupiahhttps://t.co/F2rRTPtu8K pic.twitter.com/gJuMmI0k7P — Binance (@binance) April 14, 2020 Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has officially launched Bitcoin (BTC) options on its Binance futures trading platform. The feature is currently available on Binance’s mobile app for Android and iOS. However, the press release highlighted that it will soon integrate into its web platform. #Binance Launches Options Trading on Mobile Apphttps://t.co/AfytLykN4y pic.twitter.com/UCdY0G0NIL — Binance (@binance) April 13, 2020 The exchange stated that users would be allowed to

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy cryptocurrency using Visa debit and credit cards with their national fiat currencies. #Rakamoto #FridayThoughts #Blockchain #Crypto #Bitcoin #Digital #Money #Coins #Dollar #Bankshttps://t.co/0X36nxEG4I — Blockchain News (@Rakamoto) April 10, 2020 On April 10, it has been reported that the new service will extend card support for the Colombian peso, the South Korean won, the Keny

Streamr Network, the open-source blockchain infrastructure announced on April 7 a new integration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in which Streamr Network will offer the exchange’s real-time trade feeds on its Streamr marketplace. From now on, Binance’s real-time trades and quotes data for all asset pairs will be available on Streamr Marketplace, with the aim of targeting algorithmic traders. According to Streamr, traders will now be able to obtain sentiment data and da

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is seeking to hire more than 100 new employees, despite the ongoing global pandemic. Binance Shelters Against Job Losses During Global Pandemic https://t.co/2aJgwKR4Ut pic.twitter.com/uv5tuYcxv2 — multi yant (@YantMulti) April 4, 2020 On April 3, it has been reported in a tweet that Binance invited people around the world to build a career in the Blockchain space, offering a crucial opportunity to “work from h

Binance, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has announced today that users in the 19 countries can now use Visa or Mastercard debit and credit cards to purchase a range of cryptocurrencies in seconds. Buy #Crypto With Mastercard Now Available in 19 Countrieshttps://t.co/wt46p3YRwj pic.twitter.com/yv81xpvrvQ — Binance (@binance) April 3, 2020 The list of 19 countries is mentioned below: Brazil Colombia Czech Republic France Germany Indonesia Italy Latvia Mexico Netherlands No

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has reached an agreement to acquire CoinMarketCap (CMC), one of the most-referenced crypto data websites, in an undisclosed deal, as the companies officially announced the acquisition on April 2. https://t.co/dj0mE2nEWs — Kim Hodgson (@KRHodgson) April 2, 2020 It has been reported that Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and CEO of Binance, said that Binance and CMC are very similar, as they are both providers of “access-to-

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on March 25 that it will be hosting a trading tournament where participants could compete in teams and win a prize pool of up to $1 million in BNB tokens. According to the announcement, the tournament will take place between April 10 and April 25, and will take place in two ways: Daily ROI Overall USDT team profit tournaments 🏆 #Binance Futures Tournament 🏆 Over $1,000,000 of $BNB in prizes! From now until 2020/04/10 0:00 AM (UTC

Crypto exchange Binance is preparing to enter the Korean market for the first time. Binance KR will be launched on Binance Cloud and offer the “market’s deepest spot trading liquidity, most robust matching engine, and most advanced state-of-the-art security, custody, and risk controls.” According to a company blog post on March 31, the Binance will soon open Binance KR for trading. The exchange will also support Binance KRW (BKRW), a stablecoin backed by the South Korean Won