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Binance Backs Out of Buying FTX Crypto Exchange, Cites Mishandled Customer Funds and Regulator Investigations

Binance is pulling out of the deal to buy FTX. On Tuesday 8 November, Binance signed a letter of intention to acquire the failing crypto exchange, although at the time it said the agreement was subject to a due diligence process. But as the contagion from the collapse of the FTX leads to a bloodbath in crypto asset prices, the quality of the FTX balance sheet and that of its sister company Alameda is likely to have deteriorated sharply…. Read more →

Binance to Provide Proof-of-Reserves Following FTX Bust – Other Exchanges to Follow Suit?

Major crypto exchange Binance will follow Gate.io ’s and Kraken’s example and start doing Proof-of-Reserve (PoR) audits, said CEO Changpeng Zhao. Zhao, known as CZ, tweeted on Tuesday evening (UTC time) that Binance would “soon” start to do proof-of-reserves, arguing that: “All crypto exchanges should do merkle-tree proof-of-reserves. Banks run on fractional reserves. Read more →