{"id":162742,"date":"2023-09-26T05:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=162742"},"modified":"2023-09-26T05:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T00:14:11","slug":"crypto-exchange-binance-reopens-exchange-services-in-belgium-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/crypto-exchange-binance-reopens-exchange-services-in-belgium-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto exchange Binance reopens exchange services in Belgium &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-ff33fc9a=\"\">\n<p>Crypto exchange Binance has reopened registrations and access to its products and services for its Belgian crypto users again \u2014\u00a0 three months after the exchange was ordered by Belgium\u2019s finance regulator to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/belgian-financial-regulator-orders-binance-cease-virtual-currency-services\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/belgian-financial-regulator-orders-binance-cease-virtual-currency-services\/amp\">cease cryptocurrency-related services.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew registrations of Belgian residents are welcome on our platform once again,\u201d Binance <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/binance\/status\/1706350568703156691\">confirmed<\/a> in a Sept. 25 post on X (formerly Twitter). Binance said various Binance products and services will become accessible again to Belgian users who have accepted the new Terms of Use.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great news for our Belgian community <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve now reopened registrations and access to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Binance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Binance<\/a> products and services in Belgium. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IActiqYMjm\">https:\/\/t.co\/IActiqYMjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Binance (@binance) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1706350568703156691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On June 23, the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority accused <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/belgian-financial-regulator-orders-binance-cease-virtual-currency-services\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/belgian-financial-regulator-orders-binance-cease-virtual-currency-services\/amp\">Binance of violating<\/a> Belgium\u2019s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws for allegedly offering crypto-related services \u201cfrom countries that are not members of the European Economic Area.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It ordered Binance to cease all related services in Belgium \u201cwith immediate effect,&#8221; and was required to contact all its Belgium-based clients and return all crypto and private keys the exchange held.<\/p>\n<p>The ordeal led Binance to divert its services for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-continues-serving-belgian-users-shifts-poland-entity\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-continues-serving-belgian-users-shifts-poland-entity\/amp\">Belgians through Binance Poland sp. z o.o.<\/a> \u2014 Binance\u2019s Polish-registered arm, which it had registered as a virtual asset service provider in January.<\/p>\n<p>Binance&#8217;s statement did not discuss what changes were made to allow it to resume services for Belgian users.\u00a0Cointelegraph has reached out to Binance and Belgium\u2019s FSMA for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-ceo-refutes-report-250-m-loan-to-bam-management\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-ceo-refutes-report-250-m-loan-to-bam-management\/amp\"><strong><em>Binance CEO refutes report on $250M loan to BAM Management <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Europe, Binance has signaled plans to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-delist-stablecoins-in-europe-mica-compliance\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-delist-stablecoins-in-europe-mica-compliance\/amp\">delist stablecoins for the European market<\/a> by June 2024 as a means to comply with the European Union\u2019s incoming <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/european-union-ai-act-passes-in-parliament\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/european-union-ai-act-passes-in-parliament\/amp\">Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)<\/a> legislation, which is set to come into effect in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the United States, a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-exit-aftershock-can-one-resignation-tip-the-crypto-trust-scales\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-exit-aftershock-can-one-resignation-tip-the-crypto-trust-scales\/amp\">mass exodus of Binance.US executives<\/a>\u00a0has prompted some industry pundits to ponder whether the firm is experiencing some internal issues.<\/p>\n<p>However the firm\u2019s CEO, Changpeng \u2018CZ\u2019 Zhao has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-ceo-responds-to-rumors-says-us-executive-is-taking-a-deserved-break\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-ceo-responds-to-rumors-says-us-executive-is-taking-a-deserved-break\/amp\">refuted those rumors<\/a> on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/binances-exec-exodus-nasdaq-to-trade-ai-orders-and-sbf-loses-bail-appeal-hodlers-digest-sept-3-9\/\"><strong><em>Binance\u2019s exec exodus, Nasdaq to trade AI orders and SBF loses bail appeal: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Sept. 3\u20139<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto exchange Binance has reopened registrations and access to its products and services for its Belgian crypto users again \u2014\u00a0 three months after the exchange was ordered by Belgium\u2019s finance regulator to cease cryptocurrency-related services. \u201cNew registrations of Belgian residents are welcome on our platform once again,\u201d Binance confirmed in a Sept. 25 post on 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