Binance Confirms Internal BTC Purchases Amid SAFU Address Concerns

Binance co-founder He Yi clarified SAFU Bitcoin acquisitions use internal exchange funds, stressing transparency and flagging misleading public claims about wallet transactions.

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Summary

On February 2, Binance co-founder He Yi addressed community concerns over Bitcoin purchases for the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), clarifying they are made internally within the exchange using its own funds. She urged users to understand Binance’s operational processes and emphasized that certain public reports on SAFU wallet activity were misleading. The SAFU fund remains a $1 billion reserve in USD Coin on the Ethereum Virtual Machine, with no recorded balance changes.

Terms & Concepts
  • SAFU (Secure Asset Fund for Users): An emergency insurance fund established by Binance to protect users' assets in extreme situations.
  • EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine): The decentralized computation environment that executes smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.
  • USDC (USD Coin): A stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, used for transactions and value storage on blockchain networks.