Hong Kong Binance users fall victim to $450K phishing scam reported by Hong Kong Police
Several users of Binance in Hong Kong have been scammed out of approximately $450,000 due to a string of fraudulent text messages, according to a warning issued by the Hong Kong police. A total of 11 Hong Kong-based Binance customers fell prey to a spate of phishing scams disseminated via text messages. The fraudsters were […]
All-In-One Crypto Newsletter: Milkroad, Defiant, Messari, Bankless And CoinDesk
Welcome to The Wise Guy, Where we take cryptocurrency seriously, but we also know how to have a good time. That’s why we’ve curated the crème de la crème from not one, not two, but FIVE newsletters. MilkRoad, Defiant, Messari, Bankless, and CoinDesk Node. Defiant’s Top Story We wanted to share some news from the […]
The Inside Story of Jaynti Kanani’s Departure From Polygon
🚀 GM, Grab your favorite beverage (even if it’s a little early, we won’t tell), and get ready for the juiciest headlines that have been lighting up the Internet this week! 📰 1️⃣ The Intricacies Behind Jaynti Kanani’s Departure and the Future of Polygon 2.0 2️⃣ Dogecoin NFT Community ‘Own The Doge’ Is Installing Kabosu […]
Binance CEO turned down $40 million offer to launch crypto Futures Exchange
In a surprising revelation from 2019, it has been disclosed that Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao declined a $40 million proposal from then FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to establish a cryptocurrency futures exchange. The offer from Bankman-Fried came in March 2019, as chronicled in Michael Lewis’ book “Going Infinite.” Binance at that time was operating […]
Binance and Royal Thai Police uncover $277M from crypto fraudsters
The Royal Thai Police have partnered with leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, to recover a staggering $277 million from an alleged group of cryptocurrency fraudsters. Binance supplied critical intelligence to law enforcement agencies, which led to the exposure and dismantling of the criminal syndicate. The operation, dubbed “Trust No One”, resulted in the apprehension of five […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Pondered $5 billion Offer To Trump To Bow Out Of 2024 Race
🚀 GM, Grab your favorite beverage (even if it’s a little early, we won’t tell), and get ready for the juiciest headlines that have been lighting up the Internet this week! 📰 1️⃣ Less Than Stellar Debut For Ethereum Futures Etfs By Vaneck, Proshares, And Valkyrie 2️⃣ Sam Bankman-Fried Pondered $5 billion Offer To Trump […]
Changpeng Zhao, Binance CEO, faces class-action lawsuit over FTX’s downfall
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, along with Binance.US, are at the center of a class-action lawsuit. The legal action is related to their purported role in the collapse of FTX, a competing cryptocurrency exchange. On Monday the lawsuit was initiated by California resident Nir Lahav, accusing Zhao and Binance.US of numerous federal and California […]
Editor’s Wrap: Don’t lose life over Bitcoin, Ethereum price charts
🚀 GM, Grab your favorite beverage (even if it’s a little early, we won’t tell), and get ready for the juiciest headlines that have been lighting up the Internet this week! 📰 1️⃣ Valkyrie is the first to provide ETH ETF futures And The Crypto Market Is Booming 2️⃣ Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Coming to Life […]
Binance fully exits Russia with sale to CommEX which runs on Chinese analog tengine
A developer with the username alexdev expressed amusement on X (formerly Twitter) about the website commex.com. According to him, the website runs on tengine, a Chinese analog of the popular web server software nginx. He stated that the chance of Russian developers using similar software is extremely low. This came after Binance announced their agreement […]
Binance announces sale of Russian business to CommEX
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange announced on Wednesday that they have made an agreement to sell its entire business in Russia to CommEX. The off-boarding process for existing Russian users will take up to a year to ensure a smooth transition. Binance has stated that all assets of Russian users are safe and secure. The […]