đ Payment Method Changes (EU & Global)
⢠Binance will suspend some card and payment services from Dec 29 (e.g., Visa/Mastercard deposits/withdrawals) due to changes with payment processors â users can still use SEPA bank transfers.
đź Local Pakistan Context
⢠Pakistanâs Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) clarified that the No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for Binance & HTX are not full approvals yet, but a first step in a phased, supervised entry.
⢠Some local figures (e.g., former finance minister) have raised questions about transparency of the $2 billion tokenization deal process.
⢠Binance and the Fauji Foundation signed a Letter of Intent to develop crypto education & blockchain payments in Pakistan.
đ§ Technical & Exchange Moves
⢠Binance has added support for the BNB Smart Chain network upgrade (hard fork) ensuring continuity for users.
⢠Other reports point to possible moves toward stock-linked perpetual contracts based on API hints.
đ Market Content
⢠Binance published insights on institutional interest in XRP spot ETFs vs Bitcoin/Ether flows.
⢠Also released research on broader crypto market trends.
