“One of our institutional traders indicated to us that they had a bug in their trading algorithm, which appears to have caused the sell-off,” Binance.US said in the statement. “We are continuing to look into the event, but understand from the trader that they have now fixed their bug and that the issue appears to have been resolved.”
Initially, Binance.US considered listing up to 30 crypto assets, with those deemed most important making it to the Phase 1 list. Some have noted the absence of high-profile Binance IEOs (initial exchange offerings) from this list as well as the lack of support for Tron (13th by market capitalization at the moment).
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The data affected by the leak includes email addresses for about 5 million users. The full names of 2 million users were also leaked.
A top official said Zimbabwe is looking to allow cryptocurrency as legal payment, according to a local report Sunday.
Upon logging in to their user accounts, the customers will find unique invite links, with their friends being required to sign up using the referral link to become eligible for rewards.
"After hitting fresh milestones and hitting new ATH’s backed on the US CPI Inflation figures for October, traders began to book profits," it added. "Such corrections do not seem to be a major cause of concern just yet."
The former head of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), Brian Brooks, resigned as CEO of Binance.US last week, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a post from him on the social media platform Twitter. Brooks had only recently joined the company in the role on May 1.
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Influencers like disc jockey Diplo, YouTube star Jake Paul and platinum-selling rapper Lil Yachty touted SafeMoon, though none were compensated for doing this, according to Karony. SafeMoon’s Twitter account now has more than 968,000 followers.
However, investing in a crypto ETF, like BITO, still carries the same risk as any crypto investment. It’s still a speculative and volatile investment. If you’re not willing to lose the money you put into crypto by purchasing on an exchange, then you shouldn’t put it in a crypto fund either. Carefully consider if you’re willing to take on the risk of having cryptocurrency in your portfolio at all.
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Meanwhile, Ethereum also hit a record — rising to $4,837.59, according to CoinMarketCap.
Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.
Brooks quit his role at San Francisco-based Binance.US, citing "differences over strategic direction" in the Twitter post. He worked only three months at the company, which is the American counterpart to Binance — the Chinese company that operates the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume.
Users can buy SafeMoon by setting up a crypto wallet on the Binance Chain Network and add Binance (BNB) coins to your account.
And, importantly, just because cryptocurrency is secure does not make it safe. As much as some of the recent popularity of cryptocurrency is driven by investors’ belief in its value, that value is still based on speculation. For those who invest in crypto, it will be among the riskiest investments they make.