{"id":16740,"date":"2023-01-22T16:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T16:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/a-look-at-binance-okx-crypto-com-bitfinex-and-huobi-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-01-22T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T16:35:13","slug":"a-look-at-binance-okx-crypto-com-bitfinex-and-huobi-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/a-look-at-binance-okx-crypto-com-bitfinex-and-huobi-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Binance, Okx, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, and Huobi \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After FTX collapsed, the incident prompted many major crypto exchanges to publish proof-of-reserves and lists of known addresses so users can verify the solvency of the trading platforms. While the veracity of these proof-of-reserve lists and asset dashboards is debatable, they do provide some insight into the large sums of cryptocurrency held in custody by major exchanges. For example, Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, manages $66 billion in crypto assets, which is more than 6% of the entire cryptocurrency economy\u2019s net value of $1 trillion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Inspection of 5 Proof-of-Reserves Lists That Provide Insight into Large Cryptocurrency Holdings<\/h2>\n

It has been more than 80 days since Coindesk<\/a> published a story<\/a> about Alameda Research\u2019s balance sheet, which showed the quantitative trading desk owned a large amount of ftx token (FTT)<\/a>. Then, on Nov. 6, 2022, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed<\/a> that his exchange would be selling its FTT holdings. Since then, FTT has lost considerable value and FTX filed<\/a> for bankruptcy protection five days later on Nov. 11. At that time, and prior to FTX\u2019s failure, it was challenging to monitor the exchange\u2019s reserves as executives kept things very opaque. This situation has led exchanges to release proof-of-reserve lists and there has been criticism<\/a> from crypto industry members<\/a> over specific types of lists and how they are audited.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Paul Munter, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s (SEC) acting chief accountant, recently stated<\/a> that the SEC is closely monitoring proof-of-reserves (POR). Despite the complaints, the available proof-of-reserve lists provide some insight into what entities hold and, to a certain extent, they help improve market stability because people can monitor the holdings. The following is an examination of five different centralized crypto asset exchanges and their holdings in crypto assets as of Jan. 22, 2023, according to nansen.ai\u2019s exchange list<\/a>. Nansen features a dashboard for 18 different centralized crypto exchange platforms.<\/p>\n

Binance<\/h3>\n

Binance is the largest with $66 billion<\/a> in digital assets held in reserves by the crypto exchange giant. On Jan. 22, the largest crypto exchange by trade volume held 486,427 bitcoin (BTC<\/a>), worth $11.1 billion. In terms of stablecoins, Binance holds $13.2 billion in tether (USDT<\/a>) and $13.3 billion in BUSD.<\/p>\n

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Binance token allocation on Jan. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Additionally, Binance holds 4.7 million ether, worth $7.6 billion, and another $7.6 billion worth of binance coin (BNB<\/a>). The exchange also holds more than $13 billion worth of other crypto assets that are too numerous to name. If Binance\u2019s stash was included in the top ten crypto assets by market cap, it would rank in the fourth position.<\/p>\n

Okx<\/h3>\n

Nansen\u2019s dashboard list shows that the crypto exchange Okx holds $7.6 billio<\/a>n in crypto assets. $3 billion of the funds are held in tether (USDT<\/a>), and the exchange also holds 97,656 BTC<\/a>, worth $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n

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Okx token allocation on Jan. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

25.95% of Okx\u2019s assets are held in ethereum (ETH<\/a>), or a balance of 1.2 million ether, worth $1.9 billion, using current exchange rates for ETH<\/a>. Additionally, Okx holds roughly 294 million usd coin (USDC) as well.<\/p>\n

Crypto.com<\/h3>\n

Crypto.com manages around $3.83 billion<\/a> on Jan. 22, and its holdings currently include 44,208 BTC<\/a>, worth just over $1 billion. The exchange also holds 514,763 ETH<\/a>, which is worth roughly $833 million on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Crypto.com token allocation on Jan. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nansen\u2019s Crypto.com dashboard further shows that the trading platform holds 17.28% of its holdings in shiba inu (SHIB). Crypto.com\u2019s SHIB holdings include around 55.2 trillion SHIB, or $663 million worth of the meme token. The trading platform also manages around 585 million usd coin (USDC) and 2.1 billion cronos (CRO), worth around $167 million.<\/p>\n

Bitfinex<\/h3>\n

The digital currency trading platform Bitfinex holds $8 billion<\/a> in crypto assets on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. 54.29% of Bitfinex\u2019s holdings are in bitcoin (BTC<\/a>), or around 191,654 BTC<\/a>, worth $4.36 billion today. 28.15% of Bitfinex\u2019s assets are kept in unus sed leo tokens (LEO), or around $2.2 billion worth of LEO.<\/p>\n

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Bitfinex token allocation on Jan. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exchange also holds 466,014 ethereum (ETH<\/a>), worth $756 million, on Jan. 22. Additionally, Bitfinex manages 331 million tether (USDT<\/a>) and 0.64% of Bitfinex\u2019s assets, or around 126 million XRP<\/a>, are held in reserves.<\/p>\n

Huobi<\/h3>\n

Huobi holds around $3.17 billion<\/a> on Jan. 22, and 30.91% of the assets are in the exchange coin, huobi token (HT). The exchange manages 196 million HT, which is worth roughly $980 million today in USD value.<\/p>\n

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Huobi token allocation on Jan. 22, 2023. Exchange portfolio\u2019s featured on nansen.ai\u2019s exchange list<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Huobi also holds 617 million tether (USDT<\/a>) and 9 million tron (TRX<\/a>), worth $596 million. 12.13% of Huobi\u2019s assets are held in BTC<\/a>, 5.35% is stored in ETH<\/a>, and 13.35% of Huobi\u2019s assets are alternative crypto assets too numerous to name. $7.7 million worth of the value derives from the 57.58 million HUSD that Huobi holds, which is 30.66% of the HUSD supply. While HUSD was once a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, HUSD is now trading for $0.13 per coin.<\/p>\n

The 5 Exchanges Hold $88.6 Billion or 8.6% of the Crypto Economy\u2019s Current USD Value<\/h2>\n

All five of the aforementioned cryptocurrency exchanges hold $88.6 billion in crypto assets combined. The combined value of all five of the exchange\u2019s reserves equates to 8.6% of the current $1 trillion crypto economy.<\/p>\n

74.49% of the $88.6 billion is held on Binance, and the rest is dispersed among Okx, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, and Huobi. The trading platform with the largest exchange token coins is Bitfinex, with its stash of $2.2 billion worth of LEO. Out of the five mentioned exchanges, Binance holds the most Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) with its cache of 486,427 BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the recent trend of crypto exchanges publishing proof-of-reserve lists and asset dashboards? Do you have concerns about the veracity of these lists? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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