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Binance CEO Richard Teng refuses to reveal location of company HQ – CryptoSlate
Binances newly appointed CEO, Richard Teng, declined to share the location of his companys global headquarters with the Financial Times on Dec. 5, continuing its tradition of framing itself as a global company
Crypto Markets Outlook After Nov. Jobs Report; Binance Founder CZ Can’t Leave the U.S. Right Now – CoinDesk
Emily Parker is CoinDesk's executive director of global content. Previously, Emily was a member of the Policy Planning staff at the U.S
Binance’s $4.3B penalty hard to beat, CFTC senior official says – Protos
A senior commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated that its unlikely well see a penalty brought against a crypto firm that can exceed the $4.3 billion in fines that Binance agreed to pay. CFTC commissioner Kristin Johnson told the audience at a recent crypto summit that she hopes the landmark case against Binance will really be a bit of a cautionary tale. The commissioner added that Binances penalties established guardrails to bring order and structure to the market, Reuters reports.
Binance looks to boost FDUSD adoption with fee-free trading for Ethereum, XRP, others – CryptoSlate
Binance has expanded its free trading options for the spot and margin trading pairs of the First Digital USD (FDUSD) stablecoin pairing with six digital assets, including BNB, Dogecoin, Chainlink, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, according to a Dec. 5 statement. Binance users will see zero maker and taker fees for these pairs starting Dec
Charles Hoskinson Mocks Crypto Influencer List as Vitalik Buterin Fails to Make the Cut – CCN.com
Charles Hoskinson (pictured) took the opportunity on Sunday to poke fun at his fellow crypto big-wigs.
Vitalik Buterin NFTs triggers surge in Ethereum gas fees – crypto.news
The Buterin Cards NFT collection triggered a 13% gas fee increase on the Ethereum (ETH) network. In the past 24 hours, transactions linked to the collection resulted in fees totaling 318.31 ETH, equivalent to $665,670
Enhanced security: Default end-to-end encryption now on Facebook Messenger – HT Tech
Meta Platforms has fulfilled a longstanding promise by introducing default end-to-end encryption for one-on-one conversations and calls on Facebook Messenger. The company asserts that with this encryption enabled, only the sender and recipient of a message can access its contents.
Meta Starts Fully Encrypting Messages on Facebook and Messenger – RetailWire
Meta Platforms has rolled out end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on both Messenger and Facebook. The end-to-end encryption feature will be available for use immediately, the social media giant said, but it may take some time for all Messenger accounts to be updated with the new technology. Messenger users have had the option to turn on end-to-end encryption since 2016.
Facebook Messenger is now end-to-end encrypted as standard – TweakTown
Meta, the company that makes Facebook Messenger and owns the similar instant-messaging platform WhatsApp, has announced that it finally supports end-to-end encryption as standard with that being the default for all new chats. The move comes after Meta promised to make this change some time ago
Facebook Messenger Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption by Default – MacRumors
Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally delivering on a pledge it committed to some time ago. Messenger encryption originally arrived in 2016 in the form of "secret conversations," and plans to extend the platform's cryptographic features have been floated ever since