Binance
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The world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange
17662 followers · 70 stories
The world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange
Binance said it will support the SpaceX (SPCXB) airdrop for MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) holders and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQB) airdrop for 牛来 (Niulai) holders. The announcement was posted on Binance's official X account, which points to the exchange's blog for full eligibility and distribution details.
The tweet did not disclose snapshot dates, ratios, or distribution timing, beyond confirming the exchange will handle both airdrops.
Binance said it will support the Injective (INJ) Network Upgrade & Hard Fork, indicating trading, deposits, and withdrawals will be maintained around the protocol's scheduled fork. The announcement, part of Binance's weekly update thread, points to the official blog for details on timing.
Binance said it will support the Zilliqa (ZIL) Network Migration, indicating deposits, withdrawals, and trading will be handled around the protocol's scheduled migration. The notice was shared in Binance's weekly announcements thread and points to the exchange's official blog for timing and technical details.
Binance said its Margin product has added new trading pairs, expanding the symbols available on margin trading. The notice, part of Binance's weekly announcements thread, gives no details on which pairs were added, pointing to Binance's official blog for the full list.
Binance announced it will rename its Funding Account to "Stocks Account", aligning the account surface with the exchange's expanding cash-equity offering. The notice was shared in Binance's weekly announcements thread and points to the official page for details on timing and impact.
Binance posted a Notice of Removal of Spot Trading Pairs in its weekly announcements thread, indicating certain Spot pairs will be removed from the exchange. The announcement does not list which pairs are affected or when the removal takes effect, pointing to Binance's official blog for details.
Binance issued a notice on new trading pairs and Trading Bots services on Binance Spot, posted as part of its weekly announcements thread. No specific pairs, bot features, or effective dates were disclosed in the post, which points to Binance's official blog for full details.
Binance retweeted an announcement that bStocks will serve as tokenized spot collateral as Ethena expands its delta-neutral strategies. The move lets bStocks back Ethena's positions, tying Binance's tokenized-equity offering into Ethena's yield infrastructure.
No technical details or timeline were given beyond the announcement.
Binance promoted the continued growth of its TradFi offering, pointing to 25 new stocks on Spot, custom price alerts, and upgraded charts now available on the exchange. The post also highlighted that bStocks can be used as margin collateral and on Spot Grid, framing the equity features as consolidating "every market" into one account.
Binance distributed the dividend for its ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ bStock (SQQQB), credited directly into holders' Spot Wallets. Holders who owned tokens before 23 Sep 2026 received $0.47 USD per share.
The payment extends Binance's series of bStock dividend distributions — including SOXSB, TQQQB, QQQB, MUUB and SOXLB — within its bStocks offering, where tokenized equity converts 1:1 into the underlying stock.
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.