The Binance exchange, which is the world’s biggest crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider, has made updates to its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU). According to the announcement, the fund is now valued at $1 billion.
About Binance SAFU
SAFU was created as an emergency insurance fund by Binance in July 2018. This fund is used to protect the interest of users leveraging Binance’s services. When it was created, the global exchange omitted a percentage of the trading fee to enable it to grow. Today, the fund is valued at $1 billion.
When SAFU was launched in 2018, the Binance exchange allocated 10% of all trading fees to the fund. These funds would be used as insurance in case there was a security breach on the platform. Binance revealed that it would continue monitoring the fund to ensure it remained large enough to provide adequate coverage for all users of the platform.
SAFU Now Valued At $1 Billion
As of January 29, 2022, the fund is worth $1 billion. However, its value fluctuates based on market prices. Details of the fund are publicly available. This fund comprises BUSD, BTC, and BNB. These assets can be viewed in two wallet addresses. The first address holds 752 BTC valued at $306.60 million, while the second address holds 1,036,269 BNB valued at $398.30 million.
What The Leadership Team Had To Say
Discussing the latest development, the founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao (CZ), said that at the exchange, they always tell users “funds are safe.” He noted that the size of SAFU was an effective safeguard as well as protection for users. CZ noted that coupled with Binance’s state-of-the-art security, they were confident the interest of their users were protected.
He added that transparency was an important element of trust-building. In line with this belief, the exchange had published the wallet addresses for the fund. He called on all centralized exchanges to do the same for the benefit of the ecosystem. The CEO added that it would:
“demonstrate to governments, regulators, and important stakeholders our collective commitment to uphold trust, integrity, and transparency in the crypto ecosystem.”
About Binance
Binance is a leading crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider that offers a wide array of financial products. Its suite of products includes the largest crypto exchange by volume. The Binance exchange is used by millions of people worldwide.
Binance has a goal of increasing the financial freedom of its users and features one of the largest portfolios of crypto products and offerings. On the platform, users have access to educational material, data and research, investment incubator, social good, and much more.
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