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Binance's Market Share Hits Lowest Since November After CFTC Lawsuit: Kaiko Data

Binance remains the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, but it’s seen a dramatic drop in market share after a U.S. regulator accused it of fraud and the exchange elimin...

By CoinDesk Inc

Apr 4, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. UTC

Apr 4, 2023

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Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess

@cobie's encrypted message read: "Interpol Red Notice for CZ," Binance's CEO. After someone cracked the code, the post spooked markets, even though it was just a rumor.

By Stephen Alpher Tracy Wang Nick Baker

Apr 3, 2023 at 8:51 p.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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Potential Implications of CFTC Lawsuit Against Binance

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Binance, the exchange’s founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), and a couple of other entities on charges of failing to register...

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 31, 2023 at 3:14 p.m. UTC

Mar 31, 2023

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Binance CEO Calls CFTC Lawsuit an ‘Incomplete Recitation of Facts’

In a blog post Monday, Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao said that the company did not agree with the characterization of many of the issues alleged in the CFTC's complaint and...

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 28, 2023 at 4:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Binance Case Is Clear Evasion of Law, Says CFTC Chair Behnam

The CFTC on Monday filed suit against the crypto exchange and CEO Changpeng Zhao.

By Camomile Shumba

Mar 28, 2023 at 2:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Binance CEO Zhao Calls CFTC Suit an ‘Incomplete Recitation of Facts’

In a blog post, Changpeng Zhao wrote the company did not agree with the characterization of many of the issues, and touted the exchange’s compliance technology. He also wrote...

By James Rubin

Mar 28, 2023 at 12:06 a.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Bitcoin Briefly Slips Below $27K as CFTC Sues Binance

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Bitcoin Briefly Slips Below $27K as CFTC Sues Binance

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $27,000 as crypto traders react to the CFTC suing Binance and its CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. In the last 24 hours, Binance has seen a net outf...

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 27, 2023 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products

The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.

By Nikhilesh De Jack Schickler Oliver Knight Jesse Hamilton Cheyenne Ligon

Mar 27, 2023 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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CZ Responds to Forbes Report that Binance Moved $1.8B in Stablecoin Collateral to Hedge Funds Last Year

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CZ Responds to Forbes Report that Binance Moved $1.8B in Stablecoin Collateral to Hedge Funds Last Year

Forbes reports that Binance moved $1.8 billion of collateral meant to back its customers' stablecoins to hedge funds last year. In a tweet, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also kn...

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 28, 2023 at 4:10 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2023

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Binance CEO: BUSD Is Not Issued by Binance

Binance’s Chief Executive Officer Changpeng “CZ” Zhao distanced himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD, after regulatory action caused minting to cease. “BUSD is not...

By CoinDesk Inc

Feb 14, 2023 at 5:55 p.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2023

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