Binance fined $4.4 million by Canadian financial regulator

🤷 Binance has been fined $4.4 million by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) for violations related to anti-money laundering regulations.

👀 The penalty was imposed because Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and did not report transactions involving virtual currency that exceeded 10,000 Canadian dollars.

Binance ceased operations in Canada last year.

🔥Venture fund Pantera Capital reported that it has invested a record amount in TON, calling it the "largest" investment for the company.

💰 The exact size of the investment is not specified, but Pantera Capital had previously invested over $250 million in Solana.

📈 This news triggered a sharp increase in $TON, which rose by almost 15% in the last 24 hours and 30% over the past week.

🤷 Mainland Chinese investors could gain access to a Bitcoin ETF in two years...

🇭🇰 Harvest Global Investments, the issuer of a Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong, is considering an application to join the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, provided there are no complications in the next two years.🧐

✔️ The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect serves as a cross-border investment channel connecting the stock exchanges of Shanghai and Hong Kong.

🇰🇷 South Korean supermarket chain launched for sale 30,000 Bitcoin-branded meal boxes, offering customers the opportunity to win bonus BTC.

BlockFi has announced the closure of its platform

🔒 Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has announced that it will be shutting down its web platform in May 2024. The exact closure date will be specified later.

✔️In November 2022, the company filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This occurred approximately two weeks after the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research. Previously, BlockFi acknowledged that the exchange and its subsidiary had outstanding obligations to the company.

Binance and KuCoin complete registration with India's Financial Regulator

📝 Both Binance and KuCoin have successfully registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit of India.

😁 Following a $41,000 fine, KuCoin has resumed its activities in the region.

Binance's financial penalties are still pending determination.🧐

It is anticipated that Binance will restart its regional operations once the fine is settled.

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Trading rice and a tablet without the Internet: Sam Bankman-Fried on life in prison

👀 In a recent interview from Brooklyn Detention Center, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), currently serving a 25-year sentence, claims he's adapting well.

🍚 He's trading rice, maintaining his vegan diet, and engaging in prison life while awaiting a July appeal. Despite the significant lifestyle change, SBF, who's lost 11 kg, asserts he's in good spirits, even finding prison offers unique arbitrage opportunities.

🙈FTX founder reflects on the past, suggesting negligence as his downfall, not criminal actions, and still disputes his criminal responsibility for FTX's collapse.

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U.S. President Joe Biden is making targeted efforts to destroy the cryptocurrency industry in the country, Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Cardano, has stated.

👀 According to the expert, over the past few years, the U.S. government has been consistently detrimental to startups. He cited restrictions on access to bank accounts and SEC policies, which have been compounded by "obstacles" in the legislative process.

"Voting for Biden is a vote against the American cryptocurrency industry"

- Hoskinson commented.

👆 These remarks followed a statement from the White House administration indicating the president's readiness to veto a bill aimed at repealing SEC guidelines that prevent banks from providing digital asset custody services.

🗣 Hoskinson also criticized the Commission for using outdated standards, which "should not apply to new, evolving asset classes."

"The Securities Exchange Act was passed in 1933, and to say it is adequate to regulate cryptocurrencies that emerged 90 years later is absurd."

The U.S. Department of Justice has appointed an independent monitor for Binance

🇺🇸 The U.S. Department of Justice has appointed the company Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) as an independent monitor for Binance.

👀 FRA will be responsible for ensuring Binance's compliance with the plea agreement.

✔️ The company will also have access to internal reports, facilities, and employees of the company to gather information about the exchange's activities and report it to the government.

The fraudster returned almost all of the stolen funds to the victim user — 22,960 ETH worth $67 million!

He previously agreed that he would return the funds with the fact that he would receive a 10% reward. 🧐

✋ Hello folks! First, some information regarding yesterday's prize giveaway. Some of you misunderstood the poorly phrased question in the Google form (the last one), so here's an important clarification:

❗️ You need to provide a TON-wallet address to which we will transfer the funds you win. If the address is incorrect, we will simply choose the next participant on the list.

Here is an example of the address you should provide:

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👆 This must be an address from the TON network (not Ethereum or any other network). Also, do not provide exchange wallets because without a tag your funds will simply be lost. Finally, considering the low fees (about $0.01) in the network, you will have no problem transferring funds from the wallet to an exchange.😉

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◾️5th place - $4 USDT

👆All payments will be made in $TON at the current exchange rate at the time of the giveaway. Five winners will be randomly selected using a randomizer.

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💵 Commission fees within the Ethereum network have reached their lowest points since January 2020

To illustrate, ➡️ sending USDT or any ERC20 token now only incurs about $1 for users, while trading on Uniswap can be as inexpensive as $3.

✔️ The decline in fees commenced following the Dencun hard fork, with one of its key features being the adoption of EIP-4844. This update introduced the Proto-Danksharding option, aimed at scalability through the creation of a new transaction type for handling large binary data arrays (BLOB).

Bitcoin Magazine partnered with Trump to craft a cryptocurrency regulatory proposal

👀 According to David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, the publication has been collaborating with Donald Trump's campaign team for the past month to draft a framework for cryptocurrency regulation.

📝 The magazine suggested that Trump issue a comprehensive executive order on his first day in office.

💰 Additionally, the project team aims to raise $100 million for Trump's reelection campaign.

😁 During a recent gathering with his supporters, Trump urged all cryptocurrency enthusiasts to support him, trolling a jab at Biden's age in the process.

Brad Garlinghouse suggests that the US government is targeting Tether

🤵 Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, recently hinted that Tether, the issuer of USDT, might be the next focus of regulatory scrutiny by the US government. Garlinghouse emphasizes Tether's significant role within the cryptocurrency market system but expresses uncertainty regarding the potential repercussions on the market.

🗒 Several months ago, government agency reports suggested that Tether (USDT) was utilized as a payment method by terrorist organizations, for illicit financing, and money laundering. Tether's executives responded to these allegations by affirming that USDT had never been involved in large-scale illegal activities and that any minor instances of misuse had been promptly addressed.

Network activity in BTC has reached a minimum 👀

After the halving, there was fear and indecision, which is positive for the market 📈

Currently, activity has dropped to 2019 levels.