Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBinance CEO CZ is the richest crypto billionaire at $96B: BloombergBloomberg has estimated … [Read more...] about Binance CEO’s net worth hits $96B, Jack Dorsey launches BTC defense fund, Bill Miller apes into Bitcoin: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 9-15
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DeFi Protocol Tranchess Becomes Binance Smart Chain Validator Node, Launches Fund
In an interview, Chong cited the stringent validator requirements of BSC as a reason why Tranchess picked it over over PoS protocols for its expansion. One example is the higher threshold of staking to validate: While the Ethereum network requires a minimum of 32 staked ether, BSC requires nearly 10,000 staked BNB (worth $4.6 million) though many have upwards of 800,000 staked … [Read more...] about DeFi Protocol Tranchess Becomes Binance Smart Chain Validator Node, Launches Fund
Binance Taps Former Government Officials for Russia, Ukraine Posts
Smerkis is taking on the role previously filled by Gleb Kostarev, now Binance’s director in the Eastern Europe. The local team in Russia and Eastern Europe has been growing over the past years, Kostarev told CoinDesk, so to supervise it, Binance now is boosting its local leadership. In summer 2020, Binance hired Evgeniy Pavlov, formerly with Bitfury, as its business development … [Read more...] about Binance Taps Former Government Officials for Russia, Ukraine Posts
Binance sponsors AFCON to further develop crypto adoption in Africa
Monday marked the start of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations tournament — the largest men’s football championship series in Africa. At the same time, Binance announced its official partnership with the Confederation of African Football as well as its official sponsorship for the AFCON 2021 tournament, becoming the first crypto and blockchain sponsor for the event.Through … [Read more...] about Binance sponsors AFCON to further develop crypto adoption in Africa
Pakistan’s Investigation Agency Contacts Binance About $100M Scam
The reported range of investment was $100 to $80,000, with an estimated average of $2,000 per person, taking the total amount of the scam to nearly $100 million. The apps were identified as MCX, HFC, HTFOX, FXCOPY, OKIMINI, BB001, AVG86C, BX66, UG, TASKTOK and 91fp. Source link … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Investigation Agency Contacts Binance About $100M Scam