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Binance to grant up to $5m for exposing corrupt listing team members

Binance co-founder Yi He has unveiled a new program, promising rewards of $10,000 to $5 million to those who can ‘verify that Binance team members are corrupt .’ In an X thread on Feb. 5, He said Binance is encouraging “all reports involving currency listings and other corruption,” adding that insiders who could “verify that Binance team members are corrupt” will get a “security vulnerability bonus” ranging between $10,000 and $5 million. However, He did not provide details regarding the criteria for determining the reward amount. “It is much easier and more profitable than the rat warehouse.” Yi He You might also like: Binance comments on leak in its security system He’s announcement follows controversy surrounding the price of Ronin (RON) token, which experienced a 30% drop shortly after being listed on Binance, prompting speculation about potential insider information leaks within the exchange. As of p...

Ukraine’s ministry hopes blockchain can dismantle corruption

As narratives about corruption in Ukraine evolve, the Ministry of Digital Transformation hopes blockchain could solve that problem. While Ukraine still ranked the second most corrupt country in Europe, after Russia, it is now exploring new ways to battle corruption for fear of losing support from the West. The head of the virtual assets expert group at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Yulia Parkhomenko, spoke at the panel discussion held by the Center for Strategic & International Studies. She said the ministry sees new possibilities in blockchain technology in making the Ukrainian government more transparent. She particularly noted that blockchain can “reliably protect” state ledgers from unauthorized access, increase their transparency, and “reduce corruption in state entities that oversee them.” “Alongside experts, we are exploring international experience of using blockchain on a state level and develop our own strateg...