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Insiders say Binance CEO has effective hold

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Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao may have more control over the company than he admits. Former employees and investors claim Zhao maintains a firm hold on Binance in practice. If true, it contradicts the decentralised finance movement’s goal of removing authority from banks. Binance’s CEO has previously been hailed for his libertarian views on cryptocurrency and … Read more

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

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Fears of a difficult Covid lockdown sparked panic shopping in Beijing on Monday, as long queues for obligatory mass testing shaped in a huge central district of the Chinese capital. China is already seeking to include a wave of infections in its biggest city Shanghai, which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks and … Read more

China has granted visas to some U.S. officials

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BEIJING – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday confirmed that China has granted visas to some U.S. government officials for the Beijing Winter Olympics. In response to a related query, Zhao told a daily press briefing that the U.S. delegation comprises a large number of government officials, including those from the Department of … Read more

China factory activity edges up in November as power shortage eases

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BEIJING: Manufacturing activity in China edged up in November on the back of an easing in power shortages and a drop in some raw material costs, official data showed on Tuesday. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a key gauge of manufacturing activity — in the world’s second-biggest economy rose to 50.1, returning above the … Read more

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, Binance.US Might Go Public in three Years

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of one of the world’s biggest exchanges, Binance, stated its U.S. associate is observing a primary public offering in three years.

Zhao stated “Binance.US is just going to do what Coinbase did” by ensuing in the tracks of Brian Armstrong’s exchange.

The change to go public would be a bonus for the plagued Binance brand, with numerous states having publicized inquiries into or issued warnings against Binance.

A representative for Binance confirmed with CoinDesk that Zhao had exposed an expected timeline through an interview with the publication and highlighted his reply as being reliant on market factors.

Zhao stated, “So if the business can grow consistently over the next three years, then three years should be sufficient for an IPO,”

He further said, “If there’s a prolonged bear market for, I don’t know, maybe three or five years, then it may be a little bit longer.”

Binance.US is watching the achievement of a big private funding round in the next two months that would see the exchange’s CEO decrease control of the U.S. affiliate’s board, according to the report.

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Binance warned by Central Bank for operating illegally in Netherlands

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The Netherlands has imposed a ban on Binance. According to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the company has failed to secure the necessary legal registration, making its services illegal in the country.

DNB said, “This means Binance is not in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act and is illegally offering services for the exchange between virtual and fiduciary currencies and it is illegally offering custodian wallets”.

The central bank may take action against Binance. As of now the bank has not yet any details. A representative of De Nederlandsche Bank said.

In reply, Binance said that it aims to receive licensing approval from DNB “in due course.”

Binance has recently been the subject of intense regulatory investigation in the U.K., Italy, Japan, Canada, Poland, Thailand, the Cayman Islands, Malta, and other countries.

Changpeng Zhao, the company’s CEO, has even stated that he would be willing to resign if someone with a good compliance background was willing to take his place.

Zhao stated that hiring more workers with regulatory skills was his “top priority.”

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Binance may go public in the US, according to its CEO

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao claimed Binance U.S. was “looking at the IPO route” at an online event on Friday.

Soon, Binance U.S. may list shares on a U.S. exchange through an initial public offering.

Despite the exchange’s ongoing regulatory issues, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, indicated that an IPO for its US-based division is in the process.

Zhao revealed the intentions while speaking at Siam Commercial Bank of Thailand’s online event REDeFiNE Tomorrow.

Zhao said the company was working with US regulators and instituting “structures” to make the IPO aspirations a reality.

“Binance U.S. is looking at the IPO route. Most regulators are familiar with a certain pattern or having headquarters, having corporate structure. But we are setting up those structures to make it easier for an IPO to happen” he said.

It’s important to understand that it is not the same as Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Because Binance U.S. operates within the confines of the United States’ regulatory environment, it offers a different set of trading pairs and a lesser trading volume than its global version.

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