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What is the SAFU Fund?
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has an emergency fund called SAFU (Secure Asset Fund for Users). This fund is meant to protect users’ money in case the exchange gets hacked or faces any major problems.

Earlier, most of this fund was kept in stablecoins like USDT or BUSD, which stay roughly equal to $1.

What Was the Announcement?

On January 30, 2026, Binance announced:

They will gradually convert $1 billion of SAFU stablecoins into Bitcoin (BTC) within 30 days (by the end of February).

Reason: To make the fund stronger. Bitcoin can grow in value over time, and moving away from stablecoins reduces risks like de-pegging or issuer problems.

The Plan Rules
• Target: Hold exactly $1 billion in Bitcoin.
• Protection Floor: If BTC price falls and the fund value drops below $800 million, Binance will buy more BTC to bring it back to $1 billion.

Latest Update (February 12, 2026)
• Binance bought 4,545 BTC, worth ~$304.58 million.
• Total Bitcoin holdings: 15,000 BTC
• Current value: $1.005 billion ✅

The plan is now complete—Binance has successfully reached its $1 billion BTC goal for the SAFU fund.

Why Is This Important?
• Binance a big player is making such a large investment in Bitcoin → this is seen as a bullish signal for the market
• It shows that Binance trusts Bitcoin as a long term store of value compared to stablecoins
• Good news for users – the SAFU fund is now backed by Bitcoin which can grow in value over time

If Bitcoin price goes up the SAFU fund becomes more valuable giving better protection to users
If the price goes down Binance will buy more BTC to keep the fund safe just like they said
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