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The Forbes crypto billionaires list has been updated, and the number of individuals who have made vast fortunes in digital assets has increased substantially.

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is recruiting over 100 positions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is helping to shape Dubai's new virtual assets' regulations, its regional head said.

Binance steps up hiring, activity in crypto hub Dubai

El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin has been beset by public skepticism about the cryptocurrency.

El Salvador is seeking support from cryptocurrency exchange Binance for its implementation of bitcoin as legal tender and the issuance of bitcoin bonds, the Central American country's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday. Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao is visiting El Salvador and plans to meet President Nayib Bukele on Thursday, ambassador Milena Mayorga told reporters. Mayorga said Zhao's visit was a vote of confidence in Bukele's decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender last September, as well as its plan to issue bitcoin-backed bonds.

cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been given a crypto-asset service provider licence by Bahrain's central bank, its first such licence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the company and the bank said on Tuesday. «The licence from Bahrain is a milestone in our journey to being fully licensed and regulated around the world,» said Binance Chief Executive Officer CEO Changpeng Zhao in a joint statement with Bahraini authorities. The regulatory requirements will «protect users with strong anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing policies,» he added.

Major exchanges are intensifying their efforts to gain a foothold in the Arab Gulf States, and the regulators there seem to be more welcoming these days -- specifically, Binancehas secured a license to operate as a cryptoasset service provider in Bahrain, while its rival FTX recently received a digital asset exchange license in the United Arab Emirates.

The global crackdown on Russian oligarchs has pushed Roman Abramovich to offer his Premier League club, Chelsea FC, for sale.

Crypto trading volumes using Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) as the fiat currency have fallen to nearly their normal levels, despite banking restrictions in Ukraine making fiat transactions in the region increasingly difficult. From Russia, however, crypto trades using the Russian ruble (RUB) still remained well above their normal levels on the crypto exchange Binance this week.

Major crypto exchange Binance has reportedly halted activities and marketing to Israelis following a request from one of the country’s financial regulators over licensing.

In a statement, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said: “As Web 3 and blockchain technologies move forward and the crypto market comes of age we know that media is an essential element to build widespread consumer understanding and education."However, amid concerns about conflict of interests at the publication, he later took to Twitter to insist that "Forbes editorial independence is and will always be sacrosanct".The multi-billionaire added that the investment is to "help them build Web3 infrastructure in the coming years".Last year, Binance dropped a lawsuit against Forbes and two of its journalists over a story about the crypto firm's corporate structure. In September, having faced regulatory scrutiny in a host of countries, Binance vowed to centralise its business structure to address concerns about a lack of systemic transparency.Zhao tweeted yesterday: "Like many fast-growing, innovative companies, Binance is used to media scrutiny.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is making a $200 million strategic investment in Forbes, a print and digital publisher, founded in 1917 and best known for the magazine of the same name. The funding from Binance is supposed to assist Forbes in completing a planned merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the first quarter of 2022.

Binance restricted 281 Nigerian users in relation to safeguarding international money laundering, CEO Changpeng Zhao said.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” is now the world’s 11th richest person, according to Bloomberg. The crypto entrepreneur has amassed a $96 billion fortune on the back of his booming exchange business and the rapidly appreciating value of Binance Coin (BNB).

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world in terms of volume, has announced the withdrawal of its cryptocurrency bourse application in Singapore, reported CoinDesk.

Just over a week after a major Chinese media outlet claimed that the BinanceFounder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is the richest ethnic Chinese person alive, another report has surfaced questioning the logic of the original report.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the exchange is planning to expand to the U.K. in the next six to 18 months, despite being instructed by the country’s regulator to cease trading earlier this year.

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume has faced heat from regulators worldwide. Different regulators including U.K’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has disclosed some information on how to get listed on the trading platform.

Binance has fully opened withdrawals of Dogecoin after a technical glitch that spurred a heated back-and-forth argument. It included the DOGE-caretaker Elon Musk and Binance’s chief executive, Changpeng Zhao aka CZ. Traders were unable to withdraw Dogecoin for more than two weeks because of problems related to a network upgrade.

Tesla founder Elon Musk on Tuesday delivered a stinging rebuke to Binance Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao on Twitter after the cryptocurrency exchange limited withdrawals of meme-based digital currency dogecoin. The cryptocurrency market has seen major fluctuations this year, often in response to Musk's tweets.