Binance
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The world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange
17664 followers · 88 stories
The world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange
Binance launched Auto Order Routing on Spot, which routes each order through whichever path offers the better price at the time of routing. The exchange charges no extra fees for the currency conversion involved.
The feature aims to improve execution quality for users trading across stablecoin- and fiat-quoted pairs on Binance Spot.
Binance launched Binance AI Pro, a finance-focused AI agent that turns plain-language trading ideas into tested, automated strategies, on October 19, 2026. Available on the Binance website and app with no separate sign-up, it lets traders describe assets, conditions, parameters, and risk limits, then generates a visual, editable Strategy Canvas workflow — no coding required.
AI Pro is the first productized layer of the Binance AI suite the exchange previewed with its Intelligence launch earlier in October.
Binance said it will support the Velodrome Finance (VELODROME) Token Merge to Aerodrome (AERO) along with the AERO Contract Swap. The exchange indicated it will handle the conversion and any contract swap for affected holders, with the notice pointing to Binance's official blog for full technical details.
Binance posted a Notice on ADR Fees for US Stocks on Binance Stock Trading, outlining applicable fees for American Depositary Receipts within its tokenized-equity (bStock) offering. The notice, shared in Binance's weekly announcements thread, points to the official page for the full fee schedule and details.
Binance said it will support the Filecoin (FIL) Network Upgrade & Hard Fork, indicating trading, deposits, and withdrawals will be maintained around the protocol's scheduled fork. The announcement was shared in Binance's weekly updates thread and points to the exchange's official blog for timing and technical details.
Binance announced Ethereum Network (ETH) Wallet Maintenance, indicating the exchange would suspend deposits and withdrawals on Ethereum while it carried out scheduled maintenance on its wallets. The notice, part of Binance's weekly announcements thread, points to the official page for timing and impact details.
Binance said it supported the IoTeX (IOTX) Network Upgrade & Hard Fork, indicating trading, deposits, and withdrawals were handled around the protocol's scheduled upgrade. The notice was shared in Binance's weekly announcements thread on X and points to the exchange's official blog for full technical details.
Binance launched two options-selling strategies — Covered Call and Cash-Secured Put — as the latest expansion of its stock options (TradFi) offering. Both let users sell options contracts while holding the required collateral to earn premium income, with Covered Call backed by stock and Cash-Secured Put backed by cash (USDC).
The rollout gives stock options holders a way to generate premium income directly on the exchange, extending Binance's "all finance" push across its equity and options products.
Binance promoted Capital Connect, its marketplace platform for eligible institutional and high-net-worth investors to discover crypto investment strategies and connect with investment managers. The post frames the platform as covering the full journey "from strategy discovery to capital allocation," with details linked from the announcement.
This is a promotional update on the ongoing rollout of Capital Connect rather than a new product launch.
Binance distributed the dividend for its Micron bStock (MUB), paid as additional MUB tokens directly into holders' Spot Wallets. Holders who owned tokens before 14 Oct 2026 received $0.15 USD per share, converted as extra bStock tokens rather than cash.
The payment extends Binance's series of bStock dividend distributions within its tokenized-equity offering, where bStocks convert 1:1 into the underlying equities.
Binance bought 1.24 million Circle Class A shares at $80.84 each (~$100M) in a private placement, alongside a five-year deal in which Circle pays Binance monthly incentives tied to USDC holdings and Binance promotes the stablecoin.
Binance disclosed a $100 million equity investment in Circle Internet Group — 1.24 million Class A shares at $80.84 each — alongside a renewed five-year partnership to promote USDC.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws, a lighter sentence than prosecutors' requested 36 months.
Binance pled guilty to anti-money laundering and sanctions violations, agreed to pay $4.3 billion in penalties, and founder Changpeng Zhao stepped down as CEO. Richard Teng was named as his successor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao with operating unregistered exchanges, broker-dealers, and clearing agencies, and the unregistered offer and sale of securities.
An attacker exploited a bug in the BSC Token Hub cross-chain bridge's smart contract, forging transactions to drain approximately 2 million BNB tokens worth roughly $570 million. Binance halted the chain and most funds were frozen.
Binance Smart Chain rebranded to BNB Chain — standing for 'Build and Build' — to de-emphasize the Binance name and reflect a broader push toward decentralization and a multi-chain future.
Binance launched Binance Smart Chain (BSC), an EVM-compatible parallel blockchain enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications, which rapidly became a leading DeFi ecosystem.
Binance acquired CoinMarketCap, the most-referenced cryptocurrency data aggregator, in its largest acquisition to date, for an undisclosed sum with the deal closing on March 31, 2020.
Binance.US, a regulated American affiliate of Binance operated by BAM Trading Services, began trading with support for seven cryptocurrencies across 13 fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto pairs.
Hackers stole 7,000 Bitcoin (worth approximately $40 million at the time) from the Binance hot wallet using compromised API keys, two-factor codes, and phishing techniques.
Binance launched its own blockchain, Binance Chain, and migrated the BNB token from Ethereum's ERC-20 standard to the new native chain, with the swap beginning April 23, 2019.
Binance acquired Trust Wallet, a popular mobile wallet for Ethereum and ERC20 tokens, marking the company's first acquisition, in a deal involving cash, stock, and BNB tokens.
Founded by Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and Yi He, the Binance cryptocurrency exchange opened for trading and grew into the world's largest exchange by trading volume within 180 days.
Binance raised approximately $15 million through the ICO of its native BNB token, which ran from June 26 to July 3, 2017, to fund the launch of the exchange.