Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the listing of Toncoin (TON) and will open trading for several spot trading pairs starting August 8, 2024, at 10:00 (UTC), according to Binance. New Trading Pairs. The new spot trading pairs available for Toncoin will include TON/BTC, TON/USDT,...

Binance to List Toncoin (TON) with Seed Tag Applied

Binance Futures is set to launch SOLUSD COIN-M Quarterly and Bi-Quarterly Contracts, offering leverage of up to 20x, according to an official announcement from Binance. The new contracts are scheduled to go live on August 14, 2024, at 12:00 UTC and 12:05 UTC respectively. Details of the New Contracts. The...

Binance Futures to Introduce SOLUSD COIN-M Contracts with Up to 20x Leverage

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Binance Announces Listing of Toncoin (TON) with Seed Tag

Binance, one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the listing of Toncoin (TON) with the Seed Tag applied, according to Binance. Trading for the...

Binance Announces Listing of Toncoin (TON) with Seed Tag

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