Binance Senior Leadership Visits Pakistan as Government Signals Strong Commitment to Digital Asset Regulation
Senior leadership from #Binance , including Global CEO Mr. Richard Teng, visited Islamabad for high-level engagements with Pakistan’s top leadership.
The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief of Defence Forces & Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
Chairman PVARA, Minister Bilal bin Saqib briefed participants on the mandate and progress of PVARA, underscoring Pakistan’s intent to build a robust, forward-looking digital asset regulatory framework.
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$100 to $10,000? My Strategy for Flipping Low-Cap Gems This Week 🚀
Let’s be real. We aren’t here for 5% annual gains. We are in crypto because we dream of the life-changing "100x." Turning $100 into $10,000 in a single week sounds insane to traditional finance people. But in the trenches of the low-cap crypto market, this happens. It’s rare, it’s incredibly difficult, but it’s possible. This week, I’m taking a spare $100—money I am fully prepared to set on fire—and I’m going hunting for micro-cap gems. Here is the exact strategy I’m using to try and turn pocket change into a serious stack. 👇 ⚠️ THE REALITY CHECK (Read This First) ⚠️ Before you get excited, understand this: This is not investing. This is degenerate gambling. There is a 95% chance my $100 goes to zero. Low-cap coins are plagued by rug pulls, honeypots, and sudden death. Do not try this with money you need for rent or food. This strategy is for "lotto ticket" money only. If you can't afford to lose it, stop reading now. The Strategy: The "Compound Flip" You rarely turn $100 into $10,000 on a single coin in one week. The math doesn't usually work like that. My goal isn't one giant 100x. My goal is three or four rapid 3x-5x flips, compounding the gains each time. Flip 1: $100 into a coin that does a 3x -> $300 Flip 2: Put that $300 into the next gem for a 3x -> $900 Flip 3: Put that $900 into a viral runner for a 4x -> $3,600 ...and so on. It sounds easy on paper. In reality, it requires impeccable timing, nerves of steel, and a lot of luck. My 3 Rules for Finding "Gems" (Not Rugs) When I'm looking at coins with market caps under $5 million, I ignore fundamentals. They don't exist yet. I look for three things only: 1. The "Current Thing" Narrative Liquidity flows where attention goes. What is Crypto Twitter talking about today? Is it AI? Is it a meme coin based on Elon Musk's latest tweet? Is it a new token standard (like ERC-404 or inscriptions)? I don't fight the trend. If the market wants dog coins, I buy dog coins. 2. The Liquidity Lock Check Before I buy, I check the contract. Is the liquidity locked? If the developer hasn't locked the liquidity pool, they can pull the plug at any second (a rug pull). If there's only $5,000 in liquidity, I can't enter because I'll never be able to sell without crashing the price. 3. The Telegram Vibe Check I join their Telegram group. I'm not looking for intelligent conversation. I'm looking for unhinged hype. Are there 5,000 members and only 3 people talking? (Bots = bad sign). Are real people spamming gifs and shilling excitedly? (Hype = good sign). The Golden Rule of Execution: Be Ruthless The biggest mistake beginners make with low-caps is "marrying their bags." They fall in love with a meme coin and ride it all the way up, and all the way back down to zero. My rule: If the coin does a 2x (doubles in price), I immediately sell my initial $100 investment. Now I am playing with "house money." The stress is gone. If it moons to 100x, great. If it goes to zero, I lost nothing. The Verdict This is going to be a wild week. I might end up with $0 by Wednesday, or I might be sitting on a massive winner by the weekend. I’ll update you on how it goes. 👇 CTA: Are you hunting in the trenches this week? Drop the ticker symbol of the riskiest low-cap coin you are watching right now in the comments. Let’s see what’s cooking! 🔥 (Disclaimer: None of this is financial advice. DYOR. Trading low-cap crypto is extremely risky.) #BinanceBlockchainWeek $BTC
Title: How to Spot a Crypto Scam in 3 Seconds (Save Your Wallet) 🚨
You work too hard for your crypto to lose it in an instant. The sad truth is that scammers are getting smarter, but they almost always rely on the same three psychological tricks. You don't need to be a blockchain expert to spot them; you just need to pass the "3-Second Test." If you see any of these three red flags, stop immediately. You are likely seconds away from losing your funds. 👇 👇 👇 🚨 Red Flag #1: The "Guaranteed Returns" Promise The 1-Second Check: Does the offer promise a specific percentage return (e.g., "Earn 5% daily guaranteed!") or promise to double your money? Why it’s a Scam: In crypto, nothing is guaranteed. Even Bitcoin fluctuates violently. Anyone promising you risk-free, high returns is running a Ponzi scheme or a rug pull. Real DeFi yields fluctuate based on market conditions; they are never fixed at absurdly high rates. The Rule: If it sounds too good to be true, it is 100% a scam. 🚨 Red Flag #2: The "Urgency" Tactic (FOMO Weaponized) The 2-Second Check: are they pressuring you to act right now? "Offer expires in 5 minutes!" or "Only 100 spots left in the secret presale!" Why it’s a Scam: Scammers know that if you take time to think or do your own research (DYOR), you’ll realize it’s a trap. They use fake countdown timers and artificial scarcity to bypass your logical brain and trigger your Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). The Rule: Legitimate projects want educated investors. If someone is rushing you to connect your wallet, close the tab. 🚨 Red Flag #3: The Unsolicited "Support" DM The 3-Second Check: Did someone DM you first offering to "help" you with a transaction, "validate" your wallet, or grant you a surprise airdrop? Why it’s a Scam: This is the most common attack vector on Telegram and X (Twitter). They often impersonate Binance staff or project founders. Their goal is to get you to click a malicious link that drains your wallet or, worse, get you to type in your 12-word seed phrase. The Rule: Binance Support will NEVER DM you first. No legitimate project will ever ask for your seed phrase or private key for any reason. 🛡️ The Golden Rule of Crypto Safety The "3-Second Test" is about listening to your gut instinct. If something feels off, it is. Take a deep breath. Slow down. Never connect your wallet to a site you haven't triple-checked, and never share your private keys. Stay safe out there, Binance fam! 👇 Keep the community safe! Share your story below: What’s the craziest scam attempt you’ve personally dodged? Let's learn from each other. #scamriskwarning #Write2Earn
The MicroStrategy Of Asia: Japanese Company Announces Plan For Bitcoin And XRP Treasury
Bitcoin and XRP have become central to a bold corporate shift in Japan, with AltPlus announcing that both digital assets will be formally incorporated into its long-term treasury strategy. The publicly listed company disclosed the move in its recent shareholder filing, outlining a multi-layered plan that positions cryptocurrencies as foundational components of its future financial and operational framework. Bitcoin And XRP Lead Treasury According to a post by “BankXRP” on X (formerly Twitter), AltPlus is expected to purchase and hold Bitcoin and XRP through a newly established cryptocurrency purchase and management division. The company frames this step as part of a long-horizon capital strategy supported by blockchain transparency, expanding global regulatory clarity, and the growing institutional acceptance of digital assets. In the filing, Bitcoin and XRP are highlighted for their scarcity, decentralization, predictability, and fast, low-cost transactional capabilities—attributes AltPlus expects will contribute to long-term value growth and broader financial-market utility Moreover, the treasury initiative is designed to strengthen the company’s financial base, diversify revenue streams, and establish a stable earnings engine through staking-based income. AltPlus presents the move as a structured method to enhance capital efficiency and reinforce corporate value over time. The company notes that holding both Bitcoin and XRP aligns its balance-sheet strategy with emerging global trends in digital-asset management and institutional-grade treasury practices. AltPlus also outlines its risk-management system to address crypto-market volatility, liquidity risks, cybersecurity threats, regulatory changes, and speculative trading patterns. The company plans to implement investment-scale limits, a controlled holding-ratio strategy, and a proprietary internal asset-management system to govern acquisition, custody, tracking, and treasury integration. These measures are designed to maintain governance discipline, ensure compliance, and safeguard digital-asset operations as part of the broader corporate structure. AltPlus’ Web3 And Digital-Asset Expansion Beyond treasury allocation, AltPlus frames Bitcoin and XRP as key elements in a broader transition into digital-asset operations and Web3-enabled business development. The filing situates this shift within a global context, noting that major financial institutions and listed companies worldwide are increasingly incorporating crypto assets into holding, settlement, and capital-management functions. Building on this trend, AltPlus plans to integrate blockchain infrastructure into its Entertainment and Solutions business. This includes exploring Web3 functionality, token-based engagement models, and digital-asset utilities across its gaming and IP ecosystem. These initiatives are intended to unlock new business models, enhance operational flexibility, and develop internal expertise for a digital-native market environment. The company’s decision to include $XRP directly in its treasury strategy is one of the standout elements of the announcement. AltPlus positions XRP as a long-term corporate asset alongside Bitcoin, marking a notable step forward for institutional crypto adoption in Japan. Through treasury transformation, staking-driven income generation, and Web3 ecosystem expansion, AltPlus is creating a strategic framework similar to the high-conviction treasury approach seen at MicroStrategy. At the same time, it is establishing a distinctly Japanese model focused on utility, diversification, and forward-looking corporate innovation.
🇵🇰 Pakistan is now 3rd in the world for crypto adoption. At Binance Blockchain Week Dubai, PVARA chief Bilal Bin Saqib shared plans to grow Pakistan’s crypto and Web3 future. 🚀
Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems
The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Solana-based tokens on Base-based dapps. A new bridge connecting Base, the layer 2 incubated by Coinbase, and the Solana blockchain is now live on mainnet, giving users and developers a way to move assets directly between the two ecosystems. Secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Coinbase, the Base-Solana bridge enables trading and usage of Solana-based tokens, including SOL and other SPL assets, on decentralized applications built on Base. Early adopters include apps like Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay. For users, this means they can now deposit Solana tokens into Base-based decentralized applications that integrate the bridge and begin trading or interacting with them without leaving the Base environment. For developers, it opens up the ability to support native Solana assets natively within their applications. "By leveraging Chainlink CCIP as the cross-chain infrastructure securing the Base-Solana Bridge, Base enables developers to build the most secure cross-chain applications and move the industry toward a reliable interoperability standard that is adopted by the largest financial institutions in the world," said Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs. "This is how onchain finance scales to securely support global markets and the hundreds of trillions in value they represent," Eid added. The bridge, which is open-source and live on GitHub, allowing any team to integrate cross-chain support, marks a step toward a broader vision of interconnected blockchains and “always-on” capital markets. Solana is the first chain to be linked, with more expected to follow. $LINK $SOL #BinanceBlockchainWeek
Here's How Much Bitcoin, XRP, Ether, Solana May Move on Friday's Inflation Report
A softer inflation report could lower the 10-year Treasury yield and support cryptocurrencies. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, likely rose in September—moving in the wrong direction. Yet volatility indices show no signs of major turbulence. The core PCE likely rose 2.9% year-on-year in September, heading in the wrong direction from the Fed's goal of a 2% annual rate, according to FactSet. If the actual figure matches estimates, it would mark 55 straight months of inflation above the Fed's 2% target. The sticky inflation would strengthen the Fed hawks, who are in favor of slower rate cuts. Still, as of writing, Volmex's annualized one-day bitcoin implied volatility index , BVIV, hovered in familiar ranges around 36%, according to data source TradingView. That equates to a 24-hour expected price swing of 1.88%, which is nothing out of ordinary. Low volatility expectations likely stem from anticipated Fed rate cuts next week regardless of PCE data. CME's FedWatch tool prices a 25 basis point cut on Dec. 10 as a done deal.
A softer-than-expected report could send the 10-year Treasury yield below 4%, helping BTC break out its two-day trading range of $92,000-$94,000. "A softer labor read and contained PCE would reinforce the easing narrative supporting crypto’s rebound, while any upside surprise may keep markets range-bound until the Fed clarifies its path," Iliya Kalchev, Nexo Dispatch analyst, said in an email. Analysts at ING, however, have warned that any decline in the benchmark yield could be short-lived. The data could have similar impact on alternative cryptocurrencies. Speaking of ether, it's one-day implied volatility index was 57.23%, implying a 24-hour price swing of 3%, slightly higher than bitcoin. Meanwhile, SOL's volatility index signals a 3.86% price move, with XRP at 4.3%. $SOL $XRP #BinanceBlockchainWeek
Bitcoin is down nearly 30% from its record high — history shows that's normal!
Bitcoin's more than 30% drop from its record high underscores the volatility that has come to characterize the cryptocurrency. Moves from previous cycles not only show how the current price swings are all part of bitcoin's normal operating pattern but also how they may often precede a rally, according to figures compiled by CoinDesk Data for CNBC. Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, dropped to a low of around $80,000 late last month before staging a rally and falling again this week. When bitcoin dropped to under $81,000, that represented an approximately 36% fall from its all-time high of around $126,000 hit earlier in October. As of Thursday, bitcoin was trading at over $93,000, according to Coinmetrics, a roughly 26% decline from its record high. These price swings may seem large but they are normal in relation to bitcoin's history. Bitcoin's price movement is often referred to in "cycles." Generally, the bitcoin cycle refers to a four-year pattern of price movement that revolves around a key event known as the halving, a change to mining rewards that is written in bitcoin's code. While there are signs that the typical timing and patterns of the cycles could be changing, the range of price movements appears to be consistent. In the current cycle, bitcoin has already weathered a 32.7% pullback from March to August 2024 and a 31.7% decline between January and April 2025, according to CoinDesk Data. "Looking at previous cycles, volatility of this magnitude appears consistent with long-term trends," Jacob Joseph, senior research analyst at CoinDesk Data, told CNBC.
During the 2017 cycle, there were drawdowns of around 40% twice that year and then a 29% decline in November before bitcoin reached a new record high in December. Looking back at the 2021 cycle, bitcoin recorded declines of 31.2% in January that year and 26% in February. There was a more than 55% correction between April and June 2021 as China banned bitcoin mining. The asset then rallied to a new high in November that year. "While deeper mid-cycle corrections have certainly occurred, nearly all of them — aside from the mining-ban-drop in 2021 — took place within a broader bullish structure, often holding above key technical levels such as its 50-week moving average," Joseph said. What has driven market moves? Beginning Oct. 10, more than 1.6 million traders suffered a combined $19.37 billion erasure of leveraged positions over a 24-hour period. Many traders were forced out of their positions and the impact of that cascaded across the industry. That effect is still being felt, according to Lucy Gazmararian, founder of Token Bay Capital. "[It was the] biggest liquidation event in crypto's history and that takes quite a few weeks to see the fallout from that and for the market to consolidate," Gazmararian told "Access Middle East" on Thursday. "It also coincided at a time when there's a lot of concern that we are reaching the end of a bull market … so that has increased the levels of fear out there in the market." In the past, when the bull market ends and there is a period of depressed prices, often dubbed a "crypto winter," bitcoin has tended to sit 70% to 80% below its all-time high. This has not yet happened. But concern about this coming to pass is weighing on investors' minds. "Really the timing of the drop, where we are in the cycle, that's making investors cautious in case we do see that 80% drop," Gazmararian said. $BTC
Mark these words 👉 the truth that hurts, but saves fortunes|
In crypto, 90% of people don’t lose because of bad coins They lose because of their own emotions!!
A coin pumps for several days 👉 FOMO explodes👉 people rush in at the top. The same coin gives a normal pullback 👉 fear kicks in they exit thinking, “It’s going to fall more🔥
But here’s the reality most ignore: These aren’t your decisions. These are emotions engineered by whales and smart money.
❌ Your money is earned with effort, not luck. Don’t let fear and FOMO wipe it out. Trade with mindset, not mood. Logic > Emotion.
$BTC is sitting on the largest cluster of short liquidations. Heavy short buildup between 94k and 96k tilts the market toward an upside squeeze. If price drifts higher, bears are the ones exposed.
🥇 Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Tokenized Gold: BTC is the Future 🥇
My stance for #BTCVSGOLD is clear: Bitcoin is superior to tokenized gold! While tokenized gold is a slight improvement on physical storage, it remains reliant on a central issuer holding the physical asset—a point of trust. Bitcoin is fundamentally trustless, borderless, and digitally scarce (21 million hard cap enforced by code). It offers true digital sovereignty, unmatched portability, and a superior, verifiable scarcity model that gold, even when tokenized, cannot replicate. BTC is the revolution; tokenized gold is just a digital receipt.