Sam Bankman-Fried on the stand: ‘A lot of people got hurt’ Disgraced crypto entrepreneur admits mistakes were made in FTX’s collapse but denies he’s a crook The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
CASA CEO Raises Concerns Over Unusual Activities At Binance And Binance.US Bitcoin self-custody firm CEO urges caution as reports of questionable practices emerge Zenger · Oct 26, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried used $1.2 billion of customer money to buy out Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, witness says. Will CZ pay it back? “The amount of customer deposits held in Alameda Research and FTX.com accounts was way less than was owed to customers on FTX,” testified accounting professor Peter Easton on Wednesday. Fortune · Oct 19, 2023
False SEC Approval Rumor Causes Cryptocurrency Market Dive Major cryptocurrencies plummet after fake news about BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF approval circulates. Zenger · Oct 18, 2023
Israel Cracks Down On Hamas’ Crypto Access, Seizes Millions Dozens of cryptocurrency accounts closed and funds seized as Israel intensifies efforts to disrupt Hamas' crypto operations. Zenger · Oct 18, 2023
Bankman-Fried’s whisper campaign against Binance is part of a long U.S. tradition of working the refs Testimony this week shed light on Bankman-Fried's attempt to sic regulators on Binance—a time-worn tactic in U.S. finance. Fortune · Oct 13, 2023
Bitstamp To Exit Canadian Market As Cryptocurrency Exchange Shake-Up Continues Luxembourg-based exchange discontinues services for Canadian customers, plans to refocus on regions with favorable regulations. Zenger · Oct 12, 2023
What Cryptocurrency Is and How Bitcoin Works Now is the time to gain basic knowledge about cryptocurrency and bitcoin – before you put your hard-earned money to work in a high-risk space. Kiplinger · Oct 7, 2023
How Binance's CEO outwitted Bankman-Fried, and helped topple FTX "CZ" appears to have laid a trap for Bankman-Fried in a transaction between the men that preceded FTX's collapse. Fortune · Oct 5, 2023
Binance Joins Forces With Thai Police And HSI To Dismantle $277M ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Crypto exchange collaborates in successful operation, leading to arrests and seizure of assets. Zenger · Oct 4, 2023
Binance Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Role In FTX’s Downfall California resident accuses Binance and CEO Zhao of unfair competition, seeks monetary damages Zenger · Oct 3, 2023
Cryptocurrencies Plummet As Binance And Zhao Seek Dismissal Of SEC Lawsuit Market decline follows motion to dismiss allegations of securities violations by Binance and its CEO Zenger · Oct 2, 2023
What is FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial about? Bankman-Fried, who had his bail revoked in August, faces multiple charges of money laundering and fraud. Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023 ‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here The FTX founder’s day in court comes on Tuesday. Where did it all go wrong – and what can we expect in the high-profile trial?
Zenger · Sep 29, 2023 Binance Seeks New Banking Partner As Paysafe Support Ends Crypto exchange notifies users to convert EUR balances to Tether amid Paysafe chaos.
Zenger · Sep 28, 2023 Binance CEO Denies Ownership In CommEx Amid Russia Business Acquisition Changpeng Zhao clarifies operational overlaps and disassociates from ownership ties
Fortune · Sep 28, 2023 A timeline of Sam Bankman-Fried, who could go down as one of history’s most notorious fraudsters Sam Bankman-Fried, 31, is facing fraud and conspiracy charges linked to FTX, which was once valued at $32 billion.
Zenger · Sep 27, 2023 Binance Exits Russia Amid Sanctions Probe, Sells Operations To CommEX Crypto exchange Binance sells entire Russian operations to newly formed exchange CommEX after facing sanctions probe.
Fortune · Sep 27, 2023 Binance sells Russian operation to crypto exchange that officially launched hours prior to announced deal CommEX, which hasn't publicly disclosed information about its CEO or where it's registered, agreed to purchase Binance’s Russian entity.
France 24 · Sep 27, 2023 Several hundred Wagner fighters return to eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of Bakhmut in May…
Fortune · Sep 22, 2023 Coinbase pursued FTX Europe acquisition as it looked to expand its overseas derivatives business The FTX entity owns a key regulatory license in the European market.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 City watchdog ex-chair says he faced ‘political pressure’ to let in crypto firms Charles Randell says some of the exchanges the FCA was pressed to allow to trade in the UK are now being investigated in the US
Fortune · Sep 14, 2023 Key legal and risk executives leaving Binance.US in wake of CEO stepping down, massive layoffs Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder stepped down earlier this week.
Fortune · Sep 13, 2023 Binance.US CEO departs and 100 employees are laid off amid clashes with regulators The company has shuffled through three CEOs in just five years.