Binance Academy Weekly Recap

🗞️ In The News

• Bitcoin briefly climbed above $107k before sliding back below the $95k level.

• US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to end the 43-day government shutdown, allowing federal operations to resume.

• The UAE executed its first Digital Dirham transaction using the mBridge platform, marking the latest milestone in its ongoing CBDC pilot.

• JPMorgan Chase began deploying JPM Coin on Base, enabling institutional clients to make instant, 24/7 USD transfers using deposit tokens.

• Visa launched a US pilot allowing businesses to send USD-stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets from accounts funded with traditional fiat currency.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy has acquired 487 BTC for ~$49.9 million at ~$102,557 per bitcoin. 

📖 Binance Academy Knowledge

• Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Explained

• What is BASE, Coinbase Layer 2 Network?

• What Is the GENIUS Act and Why Does It Matter for Stablecoin Users?

• Who Is Michael Saylor?

• How Do Crypto Address Poisoning Attacks Work?

• What Is Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)?

🔥 Binance Blog Highlights

• Binance Research on Key Trends in Crypto — November 2025

• Binance at the Historic UN Convention Against Cybercrime in Hanoi

• The 2025 CoinDesk Benchmark: The Exchange Industry’s Health Check And Binance’s Leadership

• Learn to Trade Crypto With Zero Risk Using Binance Demo Trading

• Franklin Templeton's Global Crypto Strategy – Christopher Jensen on Stablecoins, Tokenization, TradFi

• Celebrating Recognition: Binance Named Digital Assets Exchange of the Year by Regulation Asia

• Binance Recognized as Key Partner in Thailand’s National Anti-Cybercrime Agenda as Royal Thai Police Announces Successful Operation

• The Human Firewall: Meet the Teams Powering Binance's User Safety Commitment

• The 2025 Binance User Pulse: What Newcomers Buy, How They Use Crypto, and Why It Matters