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Binance LCX to introduce Fiat-to-Crypto Trading in Lichtenstein

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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by means of trade volume, and a local professional Swiss cryptocurrency exchange will be making a fiat-to-crypto exchange available for its users. Binance Continues to Grow According to the official announcement, Binance will be responsible for the technology and the maintenance of the platform whereas the joint venue, called Binance LCX, will be managing the customer support, due diligence, legal requirements, KYC, AML, and so forth. Reportedly, the plan is to build up a team of up to 15 people for the office in Liechtenstein. The new venue will enable traders to exchange Swiss Francs (CHF) and Euros (EUR) against some of the major cryptocurrency pairs. More trading pairs are going to be added after receiving regulatory clearance. Focus on Serious Investments While there is no mention of required minimum trading amounts, the new venue is seemingly geared towards catering to the needs of professional investors. ...

BINANCE UNVEILS DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AMID DOUBTS OVER ETHOS

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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed a “rough, pre-alpha” demo version of DEX, its own decentralized exchange which could ultimately take over from its current platform. ‘A BIG STEP’ Introducing a video walkthrough of the exchange, CEO Changpeng Zhao said developers were “very aggressively” on getting a usable product to market. The DEX demo is the first major event on the timeline of the Binance Chain project, the public Blockchain, which the exchange formally announced in May. “As a public blockchain, Binance Chain will mainly focus on the transfer and trading of blockchain assets, as well as provide new possibilities for the future flow of blockchain assets,” a blog post issued at the time reads. Binance Chain will focus on performance, ease-of-use, and liquidity. Binance Coin (BNB) will be upgraded to exist on its own blockchain mainnet, becoming a native coin. At the same time, Binance will transition from being a company to a community. Zhao descr...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Buys Ethereum Wallet Service in First-Ever Acquisition

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Binance, one of the world’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has just completed its first-ever acquisition. According to  TechCrunch , the Malta-based exchange operator acquired Trust Wallet, creator of the eponymous mobile  Ethereum wallet  that includes support for ether, as well as ERC-20 and ERC-223 tokens. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Binance confirmed that it included a mixture of cash, Binance stock, and Binance tokens (BNB). Trust Wallet is not one of the better known Ethereum wallets. It has about 50,000 downloads on Android through the Google Play store, earning a 4.6 out of 5 star rating from 1,138 reviewers. Download statistics were not immediately available from Apple’s App Store, but the wallet had a comparable rating from a similar number of reviewers. For comparison,  imToken , the most popular Ethereum wallet, has more than 5 million monthly active users, most of who are based in Asia. “The Trust Wallet team shares t...

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