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Binance confirms equity investment in Elon Musk's Twitter buyout deal

Binance Holdings, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed that it's an equity investor in Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc

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Suvashree Ghosh | Bloomberg
Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed that it’s an equity investor in Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc.
 
“We aim to play a role in bringing social media and Web3 together in order to broaden the use and adoption of crypto and blockchain technology,” Binance said in a statement, citing Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, its billionaire co-founder.

Binance in May said it had committed $500 million for the takeover as part of its strategy to bring social media and news sites into the world of web3. 

A Binance spokesperson said Friday “our initial commitment remains the

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