Binance reports $73 million in recovered stolen funds

Binance's recovery of stolen funds highlights the platform's commitment to security, potentially boosting user trust and industry standards. The post Binance reports $73 million in recovered stolen funds appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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South Korea proposes real-time monitoring to freeze funds on Binance

South Korea proposes a real-time monitoring system to freeze funds on Binance and other major crypto exchanges. The move aims to enhance oversight and combat cryptocurrency-related crimes.

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Did Binance merge customer and corporate funds? This latest report states...

Reuters claimed that Binance mixed customer funds with corporate funds in 2020 and 2021 However, the report fails to show evidence for its main claim and for customers losing funds as a result The post Did Binance merge customer and corporate funds? This latest report states... appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Binance Blasts 'Desperate' Reuters Report It Commingled Customer and Company Funds

"We’ve addressed this on multiple occasions. We keep our user and corporate funds on completely separate ledgers," Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer tweeted on Tuesday.

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Binance denies fund mismanagement allegations, calls it ‘conspiracy theory’

A mainstream report citing multiple insiders claimed that Binance mingled customer’s funds with corporate funds at Silvergate Bank.

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WazirX Runs Into Trouble Again After a War of Words Over Its Ownership

War of words between Binance and WazirX steps up a gear as the former orders the latter to withdraw its clients' funds. The post WazirX Runs Into Trouble Again After a War of Words Over Its Ownership appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Binance terminates WazirX wallet services, asks it to withdraw users’ funds

Crypto exchange Binance asked WazirX operator Zanmai Labs to withdraw the funds on its Binance wallets because it was terminating its services to the firm, according to a February 3 statement. The post Binance terminates WazirX wallet services, asks it to withdraw users’ funds appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Binance Makes Inroads Into South Korea Again With Gopax Investment

Binance is all set to re-enter the South Korean market through its investment in the Gopax Exchange enabling customers to withdraw funds. The post Binance Makes Inroads Into South Korea Again With Gopax Investment appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Binance-WazirX Dispute Rages as the Indian Crypto Exchange Is Told to Move Funds Out of Binance

The solution ostensibly ends worries about what would happen to customer funds if Binance and WazirX end their collaboration.

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Crypto Investors Can Purchase Bankruptcy 'Put Options' to Protect Funds on Binance, Coinbase, Kraken

Investors can purchase the options to protect their funds on Binance, Coinbase and Kraken for a monthly fee and will receive full payment if the centralized exchanges file for bankruptcy locking up their crypto.

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Binance customer says money lost in P2P transfer

In a move that could unsettle Binance users, the exchange recently deleted an inquiry regarding lost funds from a customer going by the username abd_akiki under unclear circumstances.

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Binance blocks some accounts amid Bitzlato case: ‘Funds are safe’

Binance says it has already unblocked 90% of crypto accounts that were suspended due to the Bitzlato investigation.

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Could BNB suffer from FUD as mix-up causes bad press: Decoding...

A Bloomberg report has pointed out that Binance failed to separate users' funds from collateral. BNB appeared to react negatively to the news, as minimal loss in value was seen. On 24 JanuarThe post Could BNB suffer from FUD as mix-up causes bad press: Decoding... appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Open letter to crypto: What is wrong with this industry? Binance pools customer funds with collateral

Exasperation. Irony. Apathy. This week’s story about Binance and its mismanagement of reserves raises many emotions. If you missed it, Bloomberg reported that Binance “mistakenly” pooled collateral for some of the crypto assets it issues with customer funds, with the report citing an unidentified Binance spokesperson.

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First Mover Americas: Did Binance Make Honest Error With Customers' Funds?

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Moves Sideways at $23K

Also: Binance mixed customer funds with B-Token collateral 'by mistake.' Equities closed mixed.

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Binance Reveals it Held B-Token Reserves in Same Wallet as Customer Funds

Binance mixed collateral assets with customer assets making it unclear whether customer withdrawals could still be honored. The post Binance Reveals it Held B-Token Reserves in Same Wallet as Customer Funds appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Binance admits storing client funds with company collateral 

Binance is addressing a financial mistake after it admitted to storing some customer funds in the same wallet with collateral for in-house tokens.

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Binance admits “error” in mixing token reserves and user funds

Binance is allegedly working to fix the “error”. The crypto exchange released a proof of collateral report for all 94 Binance-pegged tokens, or B-Tokens. Data suggested the Binance wallet holding the exchange’s own token reserves also held user funds.

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BNB price up despite reports Binance mixed client funds with collateral

Binance Coin (BNB/USD) has sustained its bullish trend amid reports by Bloomberg that the Binance exchange mistakenly mixed client funds with Binance-peg tokens (B-Tokens) collateral. At press time, the BNB token was up by 3.

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Binance mixes user funds with B-Token collateral by ‘mistake’

World’s largest crypto exchange Binance has acknowledged that it has mistakenly stored token reserves and user funds in the same wallet, according to a Bloomberg report. The post Binance mixes user funds with B-Token collateral by ‘mistake’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Binance Admits Mistake of Holding Collateral Tokens with User Funds

Binance is working to correct mistake of mixing its collateral and customers' funds

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Binance holds token collateral and user funds on same wallet by ‘mistake’

Binance previously said the firm’s corporate holdings are recorded in separate accounts and should not form part of the proof-of-reserves calculations.

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Binance Mistakenly Mixed Crypto Exchange's Customer Funds With B-Token Collateral: Bloomberg

The world's largest crypto exchange by volume said it is in the process of transferring the collateral out of the shared wallet.

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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: FTX could be revived; Binance received funds from Bitzlato

The biggest news in the cryptoverse for January 19 saw FTX CEO John Ray II suggest that the failed exchange could be revived. The post CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: FTX could be revived; Binance received funds from Bitzlato appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Binance And Huobi Freeze Funds Linked To $100M Harmony One Hack, 124 BTC Recovered

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Binance And Huobi Team Up To Recover Stolen Funds From Harmony One Exploit

Hacking in the crypto industry has been a prominent part of the space. One of the recent significant ones, the Harmony bridge exploit, has been under investigation since it occurred. The latest update indicates that the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Huobi, have teamed up to recover some of the stolen funds.  The information was […]

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Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Stealing FTX Funds in New Online Post

The former FTX CEO ascribed the exchange's collapse to a targeted attack by Binance, Alameda’s poor hedging and the crypto market meltdown.

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Binance has majority of WazirX funds

WazirX revealed in its proof of reserves report that 90% of its user assets are in Binance wallets.

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WazirX releases proof of reserves with majority of funds in Binance wallets

The cryptocurrency exchange released its proof of reserves and proclaimed it to be India’s largest exchange both in volume and reserve funds.

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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Voyager defends Binance.US’ bid; Nomad exploiter moves stolen funds

The biggest news in the cryptoverse for January 9 saw Voyager strike back against objections to Binance US’ attempted buyout of its assets. The post CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Voyager defends Binance.

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Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Hedge Funds Over Binance

Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed several hedge funds as part of its investigation into Binance, Washington Post reported. The post Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Hedge Funds Over Binance appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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US prosecutors subpoenaed hedge funds for records of Binance dealings

Over the past few months, the US attorney’s office for the Western District of Washington has issued subpoenas to hedge funds that interacted with Binance. The post US prosecutors subpoenaed hedge funds for records of Binance dealings appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Hedge funds subpoenaed by U.S. prosecutors as Binance probe unfolds: Report

United States prosecutors are investigating hedge funds' relationships with cryptocurrency exchange Binance for money-laundering violations.

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US Investigators Subpoena Hedge Funds in Binance Money-Laundering Probe: Report

Authorities have not yet brought charges against the company, which has faced intense scrutiny following competitor FTX's collapse in November.

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U.S. Investigators Subpoena Hedge Funds in Binance Money-Laundering Probe: Report

Authorities have not yet brought charges against the company, which has faced intense scrutiny following competitor FTX's collapse in November.

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Bernstein Says Crypto Exchange Binance Not Likely to Fail

The exchange demonstrated its robustness when about $6 billion of customer funds were withdrawn on Dec. 13, the report said.

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CZ will help BitKeep monitor stolen funds flowing via Binance

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) offered to help monitor stolen funds from BitKeep, a multi-chain wallet service provider which was hacked.

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BitKeep exploiter used phishing sites to lure in users: Report

The attacker appears to be attempting to cash out funds using Binance and Changenow.

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Binance Has No Debt And Assets Are Segregated, Report Says

Binance has been under intense scrutiny since it released its proof of reserves about a month ago. The crypto exchange had done so in a bid to assure users that all deposited funds were safe and that it was not going to collapse like FTX, but this had backfired spectacularly for the company. As the […]

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Crypto Twitter Speculates Binance Looking at Raising Funds from Berkshire Hathaway

Coinspeaker Crypto Twitter Speculates Binance Looking at Raising Funds from Berkshire Hathaway The likelihood that Berkshire Hathaway is going to invest in Binance is considered very slim as Binance is reportedly under the radar of authorities in the United States.

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Glassnode Raises Concerns Over Binance PoR Data, Was There A Mistake?

Binance, as one of the leading crypto exchanges, tried to exhibit transparency in its operations, especially on the security of customers’ funds. This led it to publish its proof of reserve (PoR) reports.

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Nearly $800 Million in Ethereum Net Inflows Deposited to Binance: Source

Investors seem to be moving funds back to Binance after rushing to withdraw them the other day

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Astonishing 300 Million XRP Moved from Binance, Here's Why and Where To

Mind-blowing size of XRP transaction detected as funds moved from Binance that is on verge of being subpoenaed

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Ethereum gas fees surge as Binance moves funds for PoR

According to reports, Ethereum gas charges recently soared to about 233 GWEI. While the report talked of Binance's surge in value, reports noted that the gas fees plunged to as low as 14 GWEI. The plunge in recent hours is only equivalent to a 0.6% drop.

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Binance Suspends Account of Customer for Being ‘Unreasonable’

The user, who goes by the name "CoinMamba" on Twitter, started criticizing the exchange after some of his funds allegedly got stolen on his Binance account, but the exchange cited threats made to its customer service team in explaining the suspension.

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FTX to File for Bankruptcy as Metacade (MCADE) is Set to Skyrocket in Presale

Crypto markets were shaken to the core by the recent news that the world’s second-largest crypto exchange FTX was to file for bankruptcy in US courts. An $8 billion black hole was discovered in FTX’s balance sheet after dozens of customers withdrew their funds, and a potential takeover from arch-rival Binance fell through, leaving founder […] The post FTX to File for Bankruptcy as Metacade (MCADE) is Set to Skyrocket in Presale appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Team of Anchor, Terra's Largest DeFi, Raises $4.5 Million; Who Led Round?

Launched by Anchor's alumni, Ambit Finance secures funds from Binance Labs to build new BUSD-based product

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Binance freezes $3M from Ankr exploit

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed on December 2 that the exchange froze around $3 million of the funds from Ankr’s hack. The post Binance freezes $3M from Ankr exploit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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