Binance’s CEO suspects that recent DDoS attacks came from competing exchanges looking to damage Binance’s reputation rather than steal crypto. As Zhao told Cointelegraph on May 4, the April 29 attack was “well-coordinated” and focused on making Binance services unavailable in some countries of Asia. Competitors behind the attacks? Zhao emphasized that there are “a […]
Continue ReadingOne of the most successful investors of all time, Warren Buffett might be killing his reputation by being so harsh on Bitcoin, Max Keiser believes. Warren Buffett, the fifth-richest person on the planet, has repeatedly expressed his unfriendly stance toward Bitcoin (BTC). One of the most successful investors of all time, Buffett might be killing […]
Continue ReadingDoes Binance’s venture into mining threaten the integrity of blockchain systems? This week marked the launch of Binance Pool, a mining platform powered by one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Coming less than a month after Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed rumors of this forthcoming addition to his brainchild company’s product family, the announcement […]
Continue ReadingCoinMarketCap invited us to “roast them” for their seventh birthday celebration… so we found a few numbers that might make new owner CZ feel the burn. Following Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap, we have some great news for Changpeng Zhao: the silver medal is still worth winning. To celebrate the seventh anniversary of the platform’s launch, […]
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In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Binance founder CZ responded to concerns about the size of his company. Cointelegraph conducted an exclusive interview with Binance founder and chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, during Virtual Blockchain Week. During the discussion, CZ addressed concerns from the crypto community regarding the size and influence of Binance amid […]
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At Virtual Blockchain Week, Binance’s CZ argued that stablecoins and charity initiatives are driving significant crypto adoption worldwide. Speaking at Virtual Blockchain Week (VBW), Binance founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao (CZ) argued that stablecoins and charity initiatives can drive meaningful cryptocurrency adoption. CZ also discussed Binance Academy’s work with Chinese government institutions on blockchain […]
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Binance hits an all time trading volume high during Bitcoin’s pump to nearly $9000. As the Bitcoin price skyrocketed close to $9000 on April 29, Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, announced that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has hit $11 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours. This number is considered an all-time […]
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The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, faced a series DDoS attacks on its Chinese domains on April 29. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has faced a series of distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks on its Chinese domains earlier today. Binance CEO and founder, Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, tweeted about the attacks on […]
Continue ReadingBinance has launched support for HIVE the month after the exchange participated in a controversial governance vote that sparked the Steem hard fork. In response to customer demand, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched trading support for the community-led Steem (STEEM) hard fork Hive (HIVE) on April 27. HIVE can now be traded against Bitcoin (BTC), […]
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The ‘Binance Smart Chain’ whitepaper has attracted criticism from the crypto community, drawing predictions that the chain will be prone to centralization. Many crypto analysts have criticized the whitepaper for Binance’s forthcoming ‘Smart Chain’, which was published on April 17. Smart Chain will be Binance’s second smart contract-enabled chain after Binance Chain. It offers the […]
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