BTC $ 38,308.00 0.000000%
ETH $ 2,751.00 0.000000%
MARKET CAP $ 0%
ICOs 8,717

16/08/2023   Binance to Shut Down Crypto Payments Service Amid Refocus On Core Products

The service was rolled out in March last year, in an effort to make traditional financial companies “crypto-ready.”

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Crypto exchange Binance to shut down its buy-and-sell service Binance Connect, formerly known as Bifinity, justone year after its launch, the company said in a statement.

The service will be disabled on Aug. 16 as the crypto exchange wants to refocus on its main products and long-term goals, according to Binance.

“We periodically review our products and services to ensure that our resources continue to be focused on core efforts that align with our long-term strategy. In the last six years, Binance has grown from being an exchange to a global blockchain ecosystem with multiple business lines. We consistently adapt and modify our business approach in response to changing market and user needs,” a spokesperson told CoinDesk in an emailed statement.

Binance Connect, which allowed merchants to accept payments in crypto, launched in March 2022 in an effort to help companies become “crypto-ready,” the exchange said back then. The service supported 50 cryptocurrencies and all major payment methods, including Visa and Mastercard.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/15/binance-to-shut-down-buy-and-sell-service-amid-refocus-on-core-products/