Crypto Exchange Binance Raises Its SAFU Fund To $1B Amid Price Swings
10 November 2022 - 12:51AM
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Recently, the crypto market has gotten into a tight tunnel as
prices keep decreasing. Most crypto assets are moving to the south
with little or no break. The bears are becoming too intense, and
tension keeps increasing in the market. The fluctuations have
triggered the leading crypto exchange Binance, to pursue
sustainability. This new action came after the exchange announced
its intent to acquire the FTX to ease its liquidity issues. Related
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Why The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has actively noted the
events in the Binance-FTX drama. Also, he took to Twitter to
disclose some points regarding the drama. In a tweet today, CZ
revealed that his firm made more funding on its insurance backing.
According to the post, Binance increased its Security Asset Fund
for Users (SAFU) to $1 billion equivalent. CZ reported that the
move ensures the network’s safety against the market’s recent price
fluctuation. In addition, the aim is to protect users by ensuring
continuing operations regardless of market trends. Details Of
Binance’s SAFU Further, the Binance CEO mentioned the detail of the
two reserve accounts and their links. One of the accounts holds
Binance Coin (BNB) token and the Binance stablecoin (BUSD) worth
about $700 million. The second account comprises Bitcoin (BTC)
tokens worth about $300 million. Reacting to the Twitter post, some
people from the crypto community made their positions known to the
CEO. Some applauded his initiative and unique leadership vision for
the network’s security. One of the users mentioned that all crypto
companies should emulate Binance to have a Security Asset Fund for
Users (SAFU). However, some still question the fund’s reserve cap
adequacy for users. In 2018, the Binance SAFU kicked off with a
fund dedicated to backing up user holdings in critical situations.
Further, the firm allocated 10% of the trading fee to the fund.
Gradually, the fund kept growing and hit $1 billion for the first
time in February this year. CZ Maintains Transparency In The Crypto
Firm The CEO of Binance has maintained a transparent position in
handling almost all the firm’s events. CZ stated that the company
would deploy a system of Proof-of-Reserve using Merkle Trees. The
aim is to achieve full transparency with the community. In
addition, Merkle Trees enable the encoding of blockchain data
through a more secure and efficient method. Related Reading: Crypto
Market Liquidations Reach $830 Million, When Will It Stop Bleeding?
Hence, reactions on the sufficiency of Binance’s SAFU are emerging
after CZ tweeted on the use of Proof-of-Reserve the previous day.
The CEO mentioned that the mechanism would provide detailed
information on liquidity for the network. featured Image From
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