Binance has lifted certain restrictions on Russian users, according to local crypto media. Russian users can once again use their bank cards to make deposits and the trading platform has cancelled a limit on their balances which was introduced in compliance with European sanctions. Deposits can be made with Russia's own Mir cards as well as Visa and Mastercard issued by Russian banks. Binance had halted transactions with Russian-issued cards in March 2022 after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations in Russia as part of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine. (Bitcoin.com)

April 27 (Cointime) - Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence revealed that global trading firm Jump Trading has deposited a total of $26.6 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to several exchange deposit addresses within the past hour.

The majority of the deposit, $23.7 million, was sent to Binance, while $2.18 million was sent to OKX and $720,000 to Bybit.

As the popularity of cryptocurrencies continues to rise, so does the need for efficient and reliable crypto exchanges.

Voyager was taken by surprise when Binance.US canceled a $1 billion deal to buy its assets on Tuesday, as the exchange was still showing interest as recently as last week, Voyager's attorneys told a New York courtroom on Wednesday.

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao was ranked among the “25 financial titans” who made their wealth through “computer-driven trading companies” by Bloomberg.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson said: “We’ve been in continuing conversations with [Binance] to … give them an opportunity to explain that conduct and to help us find a path forward.”

According to information obtained from recent reports, the digital asset trading platform Binance.US, which is owned by crypto mogul Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and was established in order to cater to clients in the United States, has a sizeable tech personnel based out of Shanghai, China.

Binance has recently unveiled an AI-powered educational tool, Binance Sensei, to enhance users’ learning experience on its platform, Binance Academy.

Trading volumes of bitcoin (BTC) paired with ArchBlock's dollar-pegged stablecoin TrueUSD (TUSD) have surged on Binance after the exchange introduced zero trading fees in the pair on March 23. However, the trade of BTC denominated in tether (USDT), the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin by market value, remains more liquid. Market depth data on Binance shows that BTC-USDT is still king from a liquidity standpoint, with market makers evidently more comfortable with exposure to Tether over TUSD. Nonetheless, TUSD's market depth has improved sharply from practically zero to $10 million in a month, surpassing BUSD to become the second-most liquid pair on Binance.