Musk's X Obtains Payment Licenses in Several U.S. States
Plus, Binance to end support for BUSD August 31, 2023 The latest moves in crypto markets, in context By Lyllah Ledesma, CoinDesk reporter Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here . Happy Thursday! Here's what you need to know today in crypto: Elon Musk's social media platform X has obtained money or currency transmitter licenses in seven U.S. states. Bitcoin's average trade size on most exchanges jumped to its highest point since June. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will "gradually" end support for its BUSD stablecoin. Latest Prices Top Stories X, the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly called Twitter, has obtained payments licenses from several U.S. states in recent months, including a currency transmitter license in Rhode Island earlier this week . While Musk has hinted at supporting crypto on the platform – even briefly switching out Twitter's bird logo to dogecoin's dog before its rebranding to X la...