Binance Jersey shuts operations less than two years after launch
All accounts on Binance Jersey will be inaccessible as of Nov. 30. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it will soon close down its Jersey-based subsidiary, Binance Jersey.Binance launched its platform in Jersey as part of its expansion drive to tap into the European markets. On Jan. 15, 2019, the exchange announced that Binance Jersey will allow fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading for European traders. At launch, the exchange supported Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading against both euros and the British pound.While the exchange aimed to make Binance Jersey a....
Related News
Binance has bid Ontario adios. The dispute between cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Ontario’s financial regulator has concluded, with the company formally agreeing to cease operations in the Canadian province. The conflict between Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange (by trading volume), and the Ontario Securities Commission began in June 2021, when the exchange announced its […]
The island of Jersey has approved the launch of a bitcoin investment fund, which the government claims will be the first such fund to be regulated. Called the Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI), the fund received regulatory approval from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) earlier this week. The fund, set up by Global Advisors Jersey Limited (GAJL), is set to launch on the 1st August. The Island of Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and is a self-governing British Crown dependency. Due to its liberal tax policies the island developed into a tax haven....
Although you may never have heard of it, a small country of just 100,000 people sits between England and France called Jersey. The island is just 45 square miles and attracts many startups and successful companies to its shores. Leading the way for Fintech in Europe, Jersey has begun to take on its own challenge of Bitcoin regulation. The Government of....
New Jersey is known for many things. As a burial ground for New York mobsters. Home to an impressive array of environmentally toxic factories. Atlantic City is the established gambling capital of the Eastern United States. Newark, New Jersey: one of the United States's most criminal-minded cities. And a catchy state tourism jingle "New Jersey and You. Perfect Together!". Now you can add one more feature to its impressive resume. New Jersey is ready to begin the double taxation of New Jersey residents who own and use Bitcoin for retail transactions. As someone who lived in New York for over....
The island of Jersey is a pleasant, tranquil place known for its rocky beaches, soothing waves, and oh yeah… It’s loose tax regulations and growing Fintech arena. Over the past two years, arrays of financial and tech-related companies have looked to Jersey as a potential home thanks to its limited regulations regarding bitcoin and digital currencies, but all that is about to change. Presently, there are nearly two dozen established companies and businesses on the island of Jersey that accept bitcoin as a method of payment. Since October of last year, Jersey has expressed its desires to....