Binance-backed exchange WazirX is cracked down on by Indian authorities

    India’s Enforcement Directorate has frozen WazirX’s bank balances with around $8 million worth. WazirX faced scrutiny for its alleged money laundering. Meanwhile, Binance’s CEO said the company never completed the acquisition of WazirX, which it had announced in November 2019. India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), a law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes, has frozen bank…

    Coinbase is losing market leadership to Uniswap and Binance

    Coinbase is on the verge of losing its dominance in the crypto market. Uniswap, one of the biggest decentralized exchanges, is almost surpassing Coinbase’s trading volume, as the recent data shows. Meanwhile, Binance has overtaken Coinbase in Bitcoin balances. According to a report by Kaiko, the market share of trading volumes for Uniswap against Coinbase…

    Binance zeros Bitcoin trading fees as it celebrates its 5th anniversary

    Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said Wednesday it would remove Bitcoin trading fees for its 13 trading pairs: BTC/AUD, BTC/BIDR, BTC/BRL, BTC/BUSD, BTC/EUR, BTC/GBP, BTC/RUB, BTC/TRY, BTC/TUSD, BTC/UAH, BTC/USDC, BTC/USDP, and BTC/USDT. Binance Founder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said in a statement: “In line with our user-first philosophy, Binance has…

    Crypto jobs in UAE: BitOasis cuts its staff, while Binance hires dozens

    BitOasis, a UAE-based Middle East crypto exchange, said it laid off nine of its staff in the face of a downturn and market turmoil. Contrary, Binance has listed over two dozen openings in the Emirates. Founded in Dubai in 2015, BitOasis serves English and Arabic-speaking customers in the Gulf. “Earlier this week, nine employees were…

    Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance partner to make NFT collection

    Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and crypto exchange Binance have signed a multi-year joint marketing agreement. As a part of the deal, multiple Ronaldo NFT collections will be produced each year of the deal and released exclusively on the Binance NFT marketplace. “Together, we’ll give you the opportunity to own an iconic piece of sports…

    Kraken and Binance accelerate hiring drive amid crypto industry’s job cuts

    Crypto exchanges Binance and Kraken, reportedly along with layer-2 sidechain Polygon, are looking to add staff amid crashing crypto markets. While Coinbase, BlockFi, and Crypto.com are among the crypto-related companies announcing layoffs this week. The US-based crypto exchange Kraken revealed on June 15 that it has not altered its recruiting strategy and does not expect…