KYC Implementation Cost Binance Billions in Revenue
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KYC implementation cost Binance billions in revenue.
Why it matters:
Reuters recently published a series of investigative reports on Binance and its association with illicit activity, citing that Binance has become a hub for criminal activity
Reuters also claimed that Hydra, a Russian-language darknet market, has links deeply entrenched within Binance’s user base since 2017
Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price, current Binance’s compliance team members, refute Reuters reports during an interview with CoinDesk that they have lost 90% of customers after implementing KYC, losing billions in revenue
Crypto Daily Spotlight
The jewellery brand Tiffany & Co. revealed its exclusive pendants for CryptoPunks NFT holders.
Brief introduction: CryptoPunks is one of the earliest non-fungible token projects developed on the Ethereum blockchain. It was created by Larva Labs, a two-person development team working on all sorts of projects ranging from mobile games to digital design and art. The team generated 10,000 unique characters and hosted them on the Ethereum blockchain in 2017.
Why it matters:
On Sunday, July 31, Tiffany & Co announced that it will launch a collection of physical pendants exclusive for CryptoPunks owners, called NFTiff; should CryptoPunks owners claim a Tiffany & Co. NFTiff pendant, they will receive a matching NFT
NFTiff is comprised of 250 digital assets that grant holders access to turn their NFT into a custom pendant made with diamonds and semi-precious stones, priced at 30 ETH or $51,000
The sale will take place between August 5 and August 12, and the physical pendant is expected to be delivered by early 2023
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