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Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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I just can't see how crypto can recover tbh. What other technology spent ten years, produced basically nothing of value, is almost universally hated by the whole population and then came back to be something useful? It's not like quantum computing where we just don't know how to make it work. There are close to no technical problems, the core idea just doesn't work.

The core idea does not work for many, if not most, of the things people have promised it can work for -- but that's very different from "doesn't work." I'd say it's still a pretty strong contender not for "cash in hand" but for a better "money in your mattress."

Why on earth would anyone keep “money” in a mattress that their government will not accept for payment of their debts. Wild logic.

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-justice-dept-is-split-... WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Splits between U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors are delaying the conclusion of a long-running criminal investigation into the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, four people familiar with the matter have told Reuters. The investigation began in 2018 and is focused on Binance's compliance with U.S. anti-mo…

So, the DoJ is in disagreement on when to charge them and not if. At least that's the way I read it.

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Only Coinbase will survive at the end. It's the only one of the big exchanges that doesn't do any form of debt/lending/margin etc just straight up offering trading for a fee.

Coinbase will not survive, they already lost credibility due to their insider trading issue [1,2] Coinbase also originates from wallstreet, hence why Binance is way more popular (Binance has 10x more daily volume!!! [3]), despite Coinbase having more PR presence This FUD is another evidence that someone wants to take down Binance, they dodged the poison/trap with FTX, looks like they'll have to dodge another one real…

I love getting downvoted when i make a proper investigation and sourced research, makes you wonder what karma is used for in this website ;)

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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I just can't see how crypto can recover tbh. What other technology spent ten years, produced basically nothing of value, is almost universally hated by the whole population and then came back to be something useful? It's not like quantum computing where we just don't know how to make it work. There are close to no technical problems, the core idea just doesn't work.

> is almost universally hated by the whole population Haters do not move the market at all, unless they are willing to short the coins. Only the participants, whatever their intentions are, move the market.

Social approbation is missing from your calculation, and is very powerful. When you don’t get invited to social events anymore because of crypto, that is the haters moving the market.

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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almost universally hated by the whole population Can you source that? It feels to me like a gross exaggeration. Anecdotally I know more people that are passionate about it or just don't care than anyone who really hates it.

8% of (American) people have a positive view, 43% have a negative view. The rest don't care or are neutral. So although not a majority, it's pretty close. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/just-8percent-of-americans-h...

I suspect NFTs probably have even worse numbers

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Coinbase will not survive, they already lost credibility due to their insider trading issue [1,2] Coinbase also originates from wallstreet, hence why Binance is way more popular (Binance has 10x more daily volume!!! [3]), despite Coinbase having more PR presence This FUD is another evidence that someone wants to take down Binance, they dodged the poison/trap with FTX, looks like they'll have to dodge another one real…

>Coinbase also originates from wallstreet, hence why Binance is way more popular (Binance has 10x more daily volume!!! [3]), despite Coinbase having more PR presence Binance is more popular because Coinbase's fees are almost an order of magnitude higher..

Trust is key, it has nothing to do with the fees, PayPal is still the number one despite its fees

People will stick with your if you are trustworthy, it is more true with crypto where nothing is regulated nor safe nor insured by the SIPC

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Coinbase will not survive, they already lost credibility due to their insider trading issue [1,2] Coinbase also originates from wallstreet, hence why Binance is way more popular (Binance has 10x more daily volume!!! [3]), despite Coinbase having more PR presence This FUD is another evidence that someone wants to take down Binance, they dodged the poison/trap with FTX, looks like they'll have to dodge another one real…

Binance owns CoinMarketCap since Apr 2020. I wonder how reliable the numbers are.

Network data is accessible by anyone, that's how crypto currencies operate, it's all public and trackable

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Binance is even more shady than FTX. They are most likely not solvent. Personally, I'd move all my funds off binance to off-exchange wallets for the time being.

For the time being? Keeping your funds on an exchange (or in a bank) means they are, quite literally, not your funds. If you don't want the risk of loss, don't give your money to second parties .

Technically it's true that the depositor gives up "ownership" of his funds upon making a deposit, but in the US this is practically a moot point for most people because of FDIC protections. Depending on the state (for example, "right of setoff" in NY) there may be some unusual corner cases, but in general crypto exchanges have far more power over your crypto deposits than traditional banks do over your cash deposits.

Re: Binance is trying to calm investors, but its finances remain a mystery

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Only Coinbase will survive at the end. It's the only one of the big exchanges that doesn't do any form of debt/lending/margin etc just straight up offering trading for a fee.

It's unlikely even Coinbase will survive: they lost $1.1 billion with a B in Q2 and $545M in Q3. Their trading fees are well known to be far higher than the competition (because they can't juice their numbers by gambling), so they rely on unsophisticated mass investors who don't know any better, but those investors are wisely staying the hell away from crypto right now.

> Their trading fees are well known to be far higher than the competition (because they can't juice their numbers by gambling), so they rely on unsophisticated mass investors who don't know any better, but those investors

IDK, to me choosing an exchange that doesn't juice their numbers by gambling sounds like what a sophisticated investor who did know better would do.

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