Binance takes $100M stake in Circle to boost USDC

Binance just secured a sweetheart deal to become Circle’s paid promoter, buying $100M in shares at a massive discount while locking in monthly fees to push USDC on its users. By tethering the world’s largest exchange to a specific stablecoin’s success, this deal destroys any illusion of platform neutrality. Binance is no longer just a marketplace; it’s a stakeholder with a financial mandate to favor one asset over all others. Is this a blatant conflict of interest?
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