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Binance buys Japanese crypto exchange Sakura
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Binance buys Japanese crypto exchange Sakura

[ad_1] Binance on Wednesday announced its first licence in East Asia with the acquisition of Japan's officially regulated Sakura Exchange BitCoin. The world's largest cryptocurrency platform Binance on Wednesday announced its first licence in East Asia with the acquisition of Japan's officially regulated Sakura Exchange BitCoin. Binance has been in the spotlight since the dramatic collapse of rival platform FTX this month. Changpeng Zhao, the Chinese-Canadian head of Binance, pledged last week to release an audit into his firm while rejecting claims he sparked the demise of FTX. The terms of Binance's 100-percent purchase of the Tokyo-based Sakura Exchange BitCoin were not disclosed in a joint statement on Wednesday. But Binance said it "aims to support a responsible global en...
Crypto Markets Extend Drop as Doubts About FTX-Binance Deal Grow
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Crypto Markets Extend Drop as Doubts About FTX-Binance Deal Grow

[ad_1] Cryptocurrencies extended declines as Binance’s potential takeover of FTX highlighted how strains in the industry are now buffeting some of its top players. Cryptocurrencies extended declines as Binance's potential takeover of embattled rival exchange FTX highlighted how strains in the digital-asset industry are now buffeting some of its top players. Bitcoin, the largest token by market value, fell as much as 5.4% on Wednesday after a near-10% decline a day earlier and was trading at about $17,700 as of 9:50 a.m. in London. Just about every digital coin was struggling: Ether, Solana, Polkadot, Avalanche, and meme token Dogecoin all dropped. Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng “CZ” Zhao stunned the crypto world on Tuesday with an announcement that his firm was moving ...