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One of Binance’s top executives is reportedly exiting the company following several senior executive departures in recent months.  Binance Asia-Pacific (APAC) chief Leon Foong is resigning from the firm, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 31, citing people familiar with the matter.  While the report does not state the reason for Foong’s exit, the executive has become the latest senior employee to leave the crypto exchange. Binance has also seen the departure of several top executives, including general counsel Hon Ng, senior vice president for compliance Steven Christie, and chief strategy officer Patrick Hillman.  You might also like: Head of Binance APAC suggests full audit not coming Meanwhile, the latest development comes as Binance faces regulatory pressure from regulators in the United States, France, and Australia. In the US, the company was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for vari...

There may be no single reason for BTC’s 39% January price gain, but some suspect institutional investors. Can their impact be quantified, though? Bitcoin experienced the second-strongest January in its history — and the best since 2013 — rising nearly 40% amid wide reports that institutional investors were back on board. Zhong Yang Chan, head of research at CoinGecko, told Cointelegraph that there were “net institutional inflows into digital asset funds in January 2023, particularly in the last two weeks, with Bitcoin the largest beneficiary.” Meanwhile, a Jan. 30 CoinShares blog noted that the total assets under management in digital asset investment products — a good gauge of institutional participation — had risen to $28 billion, led by Bitcoin (BTC), which was up 43% from November 2022’s low point in the current cycle. The reasons for this bullishness varied depending on whom one asked, ranging from macro factors like a pause in inflation growth to more technical reasons like a s...