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Is Binance Available in Washington State?

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, is now available in Washington state. The exchange announced the news on its blog on Tuesday, May 22.

This marks the first time that Binance has been available in the U.S.

for users looking to buy, sell, or trade cryptocurrencies. The exchange is also now available in 30 other states across the country.

Binance first launched its U.

exchange in September 2019 with support for trading pairs with fiat currencies like the dollar and euro. However, the exchange did not initially support any state-level regulations.

The new announcement from Binance means that the exchange is now compliant with Money Transmitter LAWS (MTLs) in Washington state. MTLs are regulations that require businesses to have a license to transmit money or value within a state’s borders.

NOTE: WARNING: Binance is not available in Washington State. Any attempt to access Binance in Washington State is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action.

To comply with MTLs, Binance has partnered with Simplex, a third-party provider of financial services that specializes in crypto-fiat transactions. Simplex will act as a Money Services Business (MSB) on behalf of Binance in Washington state.

This is similar to how Binance has partnered with Paxful to offer crypto-fiat trading pairs in New York state. Paxful is also an MSB licensed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

The addition of Washington state means that Binance now supports MTLs in 31 states across the U.

, including New York, California, Florida, and Texas. The exchange plans to expand its MTL coverage to more states in the future.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said that the expansion into Washington state is part of the company’s larger goal to make crypto more accessible to everyone around the world.

“Our mission is to make crypto more accessible to everyone and this expansion is another step towards that goal,” CZ said. “We are excited to bring our world-class trading platform and services to users in Washington state.”.

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