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Binance considers exit from Russia following sanction violations

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The world’s largest crypto exchange is reportedly reevaluating its business in Russia. One of the options on the table is a full withdrawal from the Russian market. Potential for a full exit According to the Wall Street Journal, a spokesperson from Binance shared that all options are on the table, which includes the possibility of the platform to make a full exit from the Russian market. Although Binance has acknowledged their previous failures in compliance, they have also claimed that they changed their ways and are serious about follow ing the rules. Binance has since moved to limit its Russia trading service, telling platform users that they can’t exchange digital tokens for currency other than rubles.  You might also like: Binance suspends P2P transactions with sanctioned Russian banks At present, Binance isn’t the only exchange operating in the country; other cryptocurrency trading platforms include OKX, ByBit, Gate.io, and KuCoin, among others. The sanction viol...

Binance CEO CZ: Regulators need deep understanding crypto for proper rules

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao emphasizes the need for a proper understanding of the crypto industry by regulators and active engagement by industry players to achieve regulatory clarity. In a fireside chat during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, expressed that it is important for crypto regulators to have a deep understanding of the industry to facilitate proper crypto regulations. The fireside chat was moderated by Deng Chao, the CEO of Hashkey Capital. According to CZ, “There is a very natural tendency to borrow traditional financial industry regulations to apply to crypto . Crypto is different from banks and traditional financial industries” He went on to explain that knowing the answers to simple questions like how to classify different assets is important in deciding on regulations for the industry, as there are many types of crypto assets. Some assets may look like securities, others like commodities, or utility tokens, some may even have a combina...