Altcoin News: Binance DEX Launches XRP-BF2 (XRP) for Trading

October 10, 2019, by Marko Vidrih on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE

This Thursday, Binance Exchange announced the imminent start of trading in a token, the rate of which is tied to the XRP cryptocurrency, on its non-custodian platform Binance DEX.

Trading in the XRP / BNB pair will start today at 8:30 AM (UTC) time. Users will have the opportunity to convert the original XRP to Binance Chain tokens through their own Binance service.

Also today, Binance announced the launch of a vote among users for listing one of two cryptocurrencies: NKN (NKN) or Vidy (VIDY). Thus, Binance intends to revive the asset listing program with community participation, reworking its format.

Voting will take place within 24 hours. Users who vote for the winner will share a prize pool of 7,000 BNB and their own tokens of the project. At the time of publication, NKN leads by a wide margin.

Earlier, Binance announced the addition of staking capabilities for Elrond cryptocurrency (ERD). To participate in the program, the user needs to keep at least 700 ERD on his exchange account.

Author: Marko Vidrih