One Click, RM1 Million Gone: Penang Retiree’s Social Media Scam Nightmare
A 67-year-old former civil servant in Penang has lost more than RM1 million after being lured into a fraudulent online share investment scheme promoted through social media
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Abstract:Binance, despite legal challenges, sees 30 million new users in six months, reaching a total of 200 million.

The biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance, keeps up its incredible expansion rate, acquiring 30 million members in the first half of 2024. The exchange is still facing legal and regulatory obstacles, but this increase takes its overall user base to 200 million, which is a noteworthy achievement.
The crypto giant's capacity to draw consumers is still unmatched; assets handled on behalf of its clients already surpass $100 billion. As confirmed by its proof-of-reserves (POR) method for 31 supported digital assets, Binance asserts to maintain a 1:1 ratio of user assets + extra reserves.
On Binance's social media channels, the remarkable user growth is generally praised. “Today, we celebrate 200 million – and its all because of YOU! Your support is the heartbeat of our journey to 1 billion users,” Binance said in an X post thanking its user base.

From $67 billion to $115 billion, Binance's total locked value on its controlled exchange has almost quadrupled throughout the last year. Rising bitcoin values and recent large influx are credited with this expansion. The exchange started revealing its user asset holdings in November 2022, and this is the first instance when the entire amount locked has exceeded $115 billion.
Legal difficulties have not stopped Binance, whose founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is serving a four-month term for fraud. Zhao is supposedly sorry for his actions and is incarcerated in a minimum-security prison in California. The strong results of the exchange imply that it has successfully managed these problems.
In 2022, Binance had 130 million users; by 2023, that number had increased by 40%. If present trends continue, Binance will have 300 million users by 2026, up from 30 million in the first half of 2024. This explosive expansion confirms the exchange's supremacy in the cryptocurrency space and its ability to attract a billion customers, as it so aspires.
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