Binance Weekly Report: Welcoming Brave New Solutions Like Cards, Widgets, and More
In this weekly report (March 23 to 29, 2020): We launched a new browser widget on Brave, introduced a Binance debit card for using crypto across merchants worldwide, unveiled a worldwide donation drive and campaign against the coronavirus, and more.
1. Binance, Brave partner on our new in-browser crypto trading widget. We have worked with blockchain-based web browser Brave to integrate a Binance widget that allows Brave users to trade crypto assets through Binance, natively within the browser.
2. Binance Widget: Now on Brave, soon on your website. Partner with us and turn your website into a profitable business by joining the Binance Widget partner program. Let your users buy, sell, deposit, and trade crypto assets seamlessly through Binance – without ever leaving your site. This is the newest offering under our Open Platform initiative.
Binance Fiat and Stablecoin Updates
3. Introducing the Binance Card. We bring crypto adoption to the real world. The Binance Card will be accepted by more than 46 million merchants in 200 regions and territories. Top-up your card with funds through the Binance Card App in the form of Bitcoin or BNB, and you're ready to go. Register your interest and we’ll let you know when the Binance Card becomes available in your country or region.
4. Buy crypto in seconds using Visa cards for five more fiat currencies: Australian dollar, Indian rupee, South African rand, Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah.
5. Binance adds South African Rand trading pairs. We have opened trading pairs for BTC/ZAR, ETH/ZAR, BNB/ZAR, BUSD/ZAR, and USDT/ZAR on March 27.
Binance Futures Updates
6. Binance Futures Tournament - Over $1,000,000 in BNB to be Won. Form teams of traders and compete against other teams for a bigger share of the $1 million prize pool in BNB tokens. Sign up to be a team leader, or join a team.
7. Learn about cross collateral on Binance Futures. In this article, we explain how you can take advantage of this innovative feature for using multiple assets as collateral for your trades.
8. BUSD now supported on Aave Protocol. Deposit BUSD on Aave and start earning BUSD deposits.
Binance Exchange Updates
9. Community Coin Vote Round 7 winner: STPT. Thanks to all the voting participants. We also opened trading pairs STPT/BNB, STPT/BTC, and STPT/USDT.
10. Binance Lending offers customizable fixed deposits. With this new product, you can subscribe anytime, using BUSD or USDT, on deposits that last for seven, 14, 30, or 90 days. In addition, Binance Lending launches Phase 18 of its products: 30-day ARPA product with 15% annualized interest rate.
11. Support for DigixDao dissolution. Binance will convert all DGD balances held on Binance to ETH and distribute them accordingly to holders.
12. Distribution of HIVE tokens following the hard fork of the Steem blockchain.
13. Removal of 15 trading pairs (see complete list here)
14. Delisting of all FTX leveraged tokens (see more details here)
Binance Ecosystem Updates
15. Binance Charity launches $5 million Coronavirus relief campaign. Through the Crypto Against COVID project, Binance Charity is looking to raise $5 million USD in cryptocurrencies (BNB, BTC, BUSD, and XRP) to be spent primarily on buying medical supplies for the countries heavily affected by the virus. Click here to donate.
Binance has donated $1 million USD and committed to donate up to $2 million USD through the #CryptoAgainstCOVID social media campaign. In addition, Binance will match $1 million USD of public donations received. Join the
16. Binance Charity shares latest update on Wuhan relief effort. In total, seven batches of medical supplies and equipment, including 1,000 germicidal lamps, reached 124 hospitals, medical teams, and commands, with the lamps reaching 74 medical teams.
17. Binance Podcast’s latest episode on coronavirus. Binance’s Senior Vice President of Charity Jarred Winn interviewed Iris Du, a member of the Binance team, who has been impacted and involved in on-the-ground relief efforts since day 1 of Wuhan quarantines.
18. Trust Wallet surpasses 1 million downloads on Google Play. Download Trust Wallet now (also on iOS).
19. Binance Academy to establish blockchain research institute in China. The Lingang Research Institute will be the hub for blockchain talent and the application of blockchain technology on cutting-edge technologies.
In addition, here are the newest articles from Binance Academy:
20. Binance Research releases reports on 5 blockchain projects: Monero, Ethereum Classic, PIVX, STP Network, and IRISnet.
21. Binance.US launches first two articles under Education 101 Series:
22. Binance DEX adds new trading pairs: WIN/BNB and BTT/BNB.
From the Binance Team
23. Job openings: Social Media Manager for Binance.US marketing team, Program Manager for the Binance Angels program. Explore more openings here.
Promos
24. DONE: Binance Community Coin Vote Round 7 Share Your Vote Campaign. Ten participants won $300 each in STPT tokens.
25. DONE: HTC EXODUS Binance Phone activity.
26. DONE: Trading competitions for LINK and CHZ.
That’s a wrap for last week! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, and join our official Binance Telegram group to talk more with our community.
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The article has been edited on June 21, 2022.