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Over the past week, BNB (Binance Coin) continued to demonstrate resilience relative to broader market trends , with price action that reflects both short-term bullish momentum and lingering technical hurdles. Despite a generally muted crypto market around the holidays, BNB’s strength has stood out, underpinned by ecosystem developments and ongoing investor interest. Price Performance & Market Position According to recent on-chain and market analytics , BNB has extended gains over the last seven days , with estimates suggesting a ~27.6 % weekly increase — significantly outperforming many other major crypto assets during the same period. This has helped BNB remain close to its multi-month highs and just a few percentage points below its all-time peaks. ( Decrypt ) This positive weekly performance is notable for a few reasons: Outperformance vs peers: While broader crypto prices have been range-bound or modestly positive, BNB’s relative strength suggests capital rotation into blu...

Pakistan moved fast this week, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global crypto giant Binance to explore tokenizing up to $2 billion of sovereign assets — from government bonds and treasury bills to commodity reserves. The deal, together with initial regulatory clearances for Binance and HTX to begin local preparations for full exchange licences, marks one of the boldest national-level experiments in state asset tokenization to date. If it succeeds, Pakistan could reshape how emerging-market sovereigns access liquidity and international capital — but the plan also raises complex questions about regulation, custody, financial stability and geopolitics. ( Reuters ) Below is a practical look at what Pakistan and Binance have agreed, why the initiative matters, and the opportunities and risks the project brings for Pakistan, investors and the broader crypto ecosystem . What the MoU actually covers The finance ministry’s announcement says the MoU will allow Binance (and part...

  What happened — the licences and their scope On 8 December 2025 , Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users — announced that it had secured a full set of regulatory approvals from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the UAE’s international financial centre. ( adgm.com ) Under this authorisation, Binance.com — its global platform — will operate under a three-entity structure within ADGM, each licensed separately to mirror traditional financial market infrastructure. ( The Economic Times ) The three entities and their roles: Nest Exchange Limited (formerly “Nest Services Limited”) — licensed as a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE). It will run Binance’s on-exchange trading: spot and derivatives operations via a Multilateral Trading Facility. ( adgm.com ) Nest Clearing and Custody Limited — licensed as a Recognised Clearing House (RCH) and authorised to provide custody and set...