Binance Connect shutting down on August 16

Binance Connect, the regulated buy-and-sell crypto arm of Binance exchange, will shut down on August 16. Cointelegraph confirmed on August 15 via an email with a Binance spokesperson.  The same day, BNB Chain decentralized exchange Biswap tweeted that Binance “has made a difficult decision to disable Binance Connect on 15 August due to its provider closing the supporting card payments service.” The Binance spokesperson stated:  “At Binance, we periodically review our products and services to ensure that our resources continue to be focused on core efforts that align with our long-term strategy.…

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Coinbase’s Base launches mainnet for builders, will onboard users in August

Coinbase’s Base mainnet is now “open for builders,” according to a July 13 blog post from the network’s development team. The team is opening the network to builders ahead of its public launch to allow more time  for user onboarding. Base also announced that the public launch of the network will occur in August. Since our testnet launch, we’ve connected with incredible builders and watched their projects thrive on Base. Now it’s time to take the next step: Base mainnet is now open for builders.https://t.co/YvlQxquhvY — Base ️ (@BuildOnBase) July…

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