Archive: Binance

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Crypto Insider: Binance Surrenders to Financial Regulators

By Early Investing on September 13, 2021

Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has been having a rough time lately. The exchange is facing increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. Financial watchdogs from Britain, Japan, Germany, the U.S. and other countries have all issued warnings to Binance due to growing concerns about crypto’s role in money laundering and other financial crimes.  U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Largarde…

The Convergence of Stocks and Cryptocurrency

By Vin Narayanan on April 14, 2021

In five or ten years, there might not be any difference between trading stocks and trading crypto. The two asset classes are converging in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. More than 9.5 million Robinhood customers traded crypto in…
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Crypto Monitor: Assessing the Coronavirus

By Early Investing on February 28, 2020

Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan assess the impact of the novel coronavirus on the markets, debate whether where Binance is headquartered is important and talk about the new EU banking rules for crypto.

News Fix: WeWork Can’t Shake Off Its IPO Woes

By Vin Narayanan on September 21, 2019

In the news this week, WeWork’s IPO woes continue, Massachusetts’ vape sales decline and the U.S. Army looks to hire crypto investigators.
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Binance Launches Its U.S. Exchange

By Vin Narayanan on September 20, 2019

Binance has launched its U.S. exchange, which is great news for U.S. investors. VanEck and SolidX have less-than-great news... but the crypto world is chugging along regardless.
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News Fix: Binance Gets Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Approved

By Vin Narayanan on September 7, 2019

In the news this week: Binance’s stablecoin is approved by New York regulators, the marijuana industry ramps up its lobbying efforts and no one wants to buy WeWork shares.
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The Bank of England is suggesting a network of digital currencies replace the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Meanwhile, Binance is moving into stablecoins and bitcoin remains a flight to safety.

News Fix: Bitcoin Network Surpasses Another Milestone

By Allison Brickell on August 10, 2019

In the news this week, bitcoin strengthens its security, Oklahoma marijuana dispensaries sue Facebook, and Lyft ends its lockup period early.

News Fix: 13 Headlines for 13 Colonies

By Vin Narayanan on July 6, 2019

In a special July Fourth edition of the News Fix, we’ve compiled 13 important headlines shaping the startup, cannabis and crypto sectors.

Mailbag: How to Navigate the Binance Shutdown

By Early Investing on June 23, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team explains what investors can do about the Binance shutdown in the U.S. and how Facebook might profit from its Libra cryptocurrency.
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The crypto markets are blossoming, Facebook is testing its new Libra cryptocurrency and Binance is shutting down in the U.S.
Binance is caught in a Catch-22. So for now, U.S. crypto traders will have to find alternatives.
This week, the News Fix dives into a group fighting for medical marijuana in Mississippi, Amazon actually failing at something and Binance cutting out U.S. users.
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Crypto’s Bull Market Returns

By Adam Sharp on June 14, 2019

The crypto bull market is back. And things are looking up from here.
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Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) are a new way for cryptocurrency companies to raise money. But should investors get involved?