Binance user protection insurance fund reaches $1B valuation

Binance user protection insurance fund reaches $1B valuation

Binance started the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) in 2018 by allocating 10% of the trading fee. Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by trading volume, announced its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) reached a $1 billion valuation.The user protection insurance fund was set up in July 2018 to protect users’ interests. Binance committed a portion of the trading fee towards SAFU and began allocating 10% towards the funds. The crypto exchange also revealed the two wallet addresses where the funds are being held in order to ensure transparency. The two wallets contain a....


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