As Scrutiny Mounts, Crypto Exchange Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe

As Scrutiny Mounts, Crypto Exchange Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe
Biance app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Friday it would wind down its futures and derivatives business across Europe, the latest move by the platform to dial back its product range as pressure grows from regulators across the world.

Binance users in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands will be unable to open new futures or derivatives products accounts with immediate effect, the exchange said in a statement on its website.