Families of hostages and victims of Hamas in Israel have filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, alleging that it processed transactions associated with the terrorist group and others operating in the region. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on behalf of U.S. citizens who were affected by acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other groups in Israel. The plaintiffs are also suing Iran and Syria. Binance is accused of facilitating the financing of Hamas and other terrorist organizations between 2017 and 2023, and providing a clandestine financing tool that it deliberately hid from U.S. regulators. More than 100 Binance accounts with suspected links to Hamas were frozen at the request of Israeli law enforcement in the 10 days following the attacks.

Binance has announced plans to reduce its shareholding in Gopax, one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges. Binance had acquired a majority stake in Gopax in February 2020 to re-enter the South Korean crypto market, but faced setbacks from regulators. Binance plans to sell its shares in Gopax to address issues related to changes in virtual asset business operators reporting requirements, and will convert the loan paid as GoFi repayment into equity and sell part of the stake to resolve the issue. The reduction in stake is a preemptive measure while seeking meaningful dialogue with financial authorities.

Binance co-founder He Yi stated that although she has a LinkedIn account, she has forgotten the password and is not responsible for discussing potential listings with project parties. She reminded everyone to be wary of people who claim to have a close relationship with her and discuss investment or listing issues with you.

According to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, Binance's hot wallet (address starting with 0xb32) first collected RON tokens on January 26. Currently, the address holds 137,000 RON tokens worth $360,000.

1. Grayscale GBTC total outflow has exceeded US$5 billion

According to Chain Analyst @ai_9684xtpa,the suspected ALT project party is selling tokens. 9 hours ago, the related address 0xfcc...59a70 of the ALT project party recharged 464,000 ALT to Binance, worth $150,000. This address had previously received 214 million ALT (19.4% of the total circulation of tokens), worth $701 million, from the project's multi-signature address three days ago.

Binance recommended that users exchange their rubles for other currencies before January 31st, 2024. Starting from 08:00 (UTC) on February 1st, 2024, any remaining RUB balance in user accounts will be automatically converted to FDUSD based on xe.com's real-time exchange rate.

According to official sources, Binance announced today that it will destroy a large number of tokens tied to Binance on various chains. Then, an equal amount of tokens used as collateral on its native network will be released.

According to blockchain data analyst @ai_9684xtpa, an address that built a position in API3 a week ago deposited 453,000 tokens worth $1.09 million into Binance 3 hours ago. If sold at current prices, the profit would be $603,000 (with a cost of only $1.67 per token). API3 has risen 80.81% in the past 7 days and is currently priced at $3.01.

On January 19th, Binance is about to confront the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a court in Washington. The focus of the hearing, scheduled for January 19th, is around Binance's motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the SEC in June 2023. The SEC's lawsuit includes a series of allegations, including Binance's artificial inflation of trading volumes, misappropriation of customer funds, failure to restrict US customers from using its platform, and misleading investors in market monitoring.