Mr. Grant brings over three decades of regulatory, legal, and compliance experience in government and the digital assets industry to the Binance.US board. As a director, he will continue to advance Binance.US’ compliance-first focus and help oversee financial reporting processes and internal controls. “Martin is a world-class legal and ethical compliance executive with unparalleled experience instituting best practices in compliance, conduct, and governance at the highest levels of government and financial services,” said Norman Reed, Interim CEO of Binance.US. “The addition of a director of ..read more

The SEC was founded on principles of transparency, fairness, full disclosure, and stable regulation, taking into account the economic impact of its regulations and the well-being of investors. It is these principles that I sought to uphold during my tenure at the SEC earlier in my career. Yet with regard to digital assets, the SEC has lost its way. This has become clear to me in my current role as Interim CEO of Binance.US and through my prior experience as General Counsel of Ripple. The SEC is attempting a landgrab of jurisdiction over digital assets when no such jurisdiction has been author ..read more

In her role, Lesley will lead the company’s compliance efforts, including its Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and sanctions programs. Lesley brings nearly 15 years of experience related to regulatory and privacy compliance, information security, and identity verification and authentication to Binance.US. Prior to joining the company, Lesley served as Chief Compliance Officer at Prove Identity, Inc., a digital identity verification platform for banks, financial services companies, insurance providers, and e-commerce merchants, among other industries. As CCO, she successf ..read more

As cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, it's important to recognize and avoid some of the most common crypto security risks. Because most blockchain transactions are decentralized, irreversible, and anonymous, this makes crypto an attractive vehicle for value transfers, but also a potential target for bad actors. In this article, we’ll take a look at the types of fraudulent activity you should be aware of, including common types of phishing scams and malware attacks. What is crypto security? For many of the most popular cryptocurrencies, transactions are largely decentralized, irreversi ..read more

When it comes to cryptocurrency trading, it’s essential to understand the different order types that are available to traders. Sometimes, the difference between a successful trade and a missed opportunity comes down to choosing the right order type. In this article, we'll explore the various order types that are available on cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance.US. These include common order types like Market Orders, Limit Orders, Stop Limit Orders, and Trailing Stop Orders, as well as conditional order types like OCO (One Cancels the Other), Post Only, Iceberg, and Time in Force (TIF). By u ..read more

As Binance.US completes its transition to a crypto-only exchange, we’ve replaced USD with USDT, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, as our new base asset for transactions. With this transition, we’re excited to introduce our enhanced Buy & Sell Crypto With USDT feature on the Binance.US mobile app, which allows customers to buy or sell any of our 150+ supported cryptocurrencies with USDT. To make it easier to fund your account with USDT, we’ve partnered with third-party payment providers like MoonPay* to offer convenient new USD on-ramps that support USDT purchases with debit card, cr ..read more

The concepts of support and resistance are some of the most fundamental topics related to the technical analysis of cryptocurrency markets. While they’re simple concepts to understand, they’re actually quite difficult to master. Identifying them can be entirely subjective; they’ll work differently in changing market conditions, and you’ll need to understand their different types. But above all, you’ll need to study a lot of charts, and this guide will help you get started. What are support and resistance? On the most fundamental level, support and resistance are simple concepts. The price fin ..read more

When people start learning about Bitcoin or purchase their first cryptocurrency, one of the first questions that tends to come up is: “What can I do with my crypto?” So, how does someone get started on the path to being a crypto trader? Read on to find out! This article explains what trading is, provides a glimpse into the inner workings of a crypto platform, and outlines some of the basic tools and strategies traders use to hone their craft. A Brief Introduction to Trading Trading involves buying and selling  assets over short periods of time–typically hours, days, or weeks–in order to ..read more

We’re thrilled to share that you can now claim your crypto domain from Binance.US. We partnered with Unstoppable Domains to bring customers access to thousands of premium crypto domains that end in .BinanceUS, including rare and exclusive two-letter and two-digit domain names never before issued by Unstoppable. Crypto domains make sending and receiving crypto as simple as accessing your favorite website. Just as you would visit our website at https://www.binance.us, you can now replace long and complicated wallet addresses with a simple and easy-to-remember domain name. Binance.US crypto doma ..read more

When evaluating cryptocurrency, a useful first step is to understand a digital coin’s tokenomics. A portmanteau of “token” and “economics,” tokenomics refers to a token’s fundamental characteristics and how they may impact a token’s market value. In this article, we will dive into the key features of tokenomics so that you can make informed decisions when considering opportunities in cryptocurrency. Table of contents What is tokenomics? Key attributes of tokenomics Evaluating crypto with tokenomics in mind What is tokenomics? Before diving into tokenomics, let’s start with the basics. Token ..read more