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The Latest Breaking News from Changpeng Zhao

Binance reportedly lays off over 1,000 employees as top crypto exchange grapples with SEC lawsuit and looming DOJ investigation

The layoffs could end up reducing Binance's staff by one-third.

Fortune

Binance and the Justice Department had a deal. What happened?

It wasn’t long ago that Binance looked to be on the cusp of a settlement with the Justice Department. Now, all bets are off.

Fortune

Binance plunges into crisis as senior execs quit over CEO Changpeng Zhao’s response to Justice Department investigation

Senior members of Binance’s legal and compliance team left the company this week.

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Why Binance's Yi He is no Caroline Ellison

Yi He, an important behind-the-scenes influence at Binance and the mother of the founder's children, takes a rare step into the limelight.

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Binance Lawyers Accuse SEC Of Breaking Conduct Rules In Lawsuit

Binance Blasts SEC for Misleading Information in Lawsuit

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‘None of that is really an issue at Coinbase’: CEO Brian Armstrong talks about Binance without talking about Binance

The Coinbase CEO distinguished the SEC’s action against his exchange from the agency’s other suits, including its action against Binance.

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Under court deal, Binance can continue U.S. operations as it battles SEC fraud charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance have reached a court agreement that lets the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange continue to operate in the United States as it battles SEC fraud charges

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Binance to quit the Netherlands and faces investigation in France

Crypto exchange confirms failure to obtain Dutch licence and French inquiry as problems mount in US too

The Guardian - UK

Binance loses footing in Europe as French prosecutors investigate exchange and Netherlands denies license application

The two blows against Binance come less than two weeks after the SEC sued it and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao.

Fortune

Binance’s U.S. subsidiary lays off about 50 employees, cites ‘costly litigation process’

"This was a very hard decision—one that we didn’t take lightly," the company's management said in internal documents.

Fortune

Crypto Gets Its Moment of Clarity, But Not the One It Wanted

Suits against Binance and Coinbase offer even more proof that the SEC is cracking down.

Businessweek

How Binance's 'extensive web of deception' could lead to DOJ charges against the world's largest crypto exchange—and its enigmatic founder

CZ's control exposes him to charges from U.S. law enforcement, experts say.

Fortune

Binance.US, SEC not far apart on deal avoiding full asset freeze

Binance.US and the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to work on a deal that avoids a total asset freeze at the cryptocurrency trading platform, which the regulator has accused of operating illegally.

Tribune News Service

TechScape: The US is clamping down on cryptocurrency – is the UK next?

Regulators have launched two big lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, and Rishi Sunak could mine the benefits

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Wall Street's top cop is determined to bring crypto to heel. He just took a big shot

The SEC announced this week a barrage of lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance. The outcome could help define the future of the cryptocurrency sector.

The Guardian - UK

Binance.US prepares to suspend US dollar deposits and withdrawals from exchange

Company tells customers to withdraw their US dollars days after US regulators sued the company and its founder

Reason

Gary Gensler's SEC Cracks Down on Coinbase and Binance

The SEC is suing Coinbase, alleging that it's an unregistered securities broker, after targeting Binance the day before.

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Gary Gensler offered to serve as informal advisor for Binance, the exchange’s lawyers allege

Gensler has since that Zhao and Binance "engaged in an extensive web of deception."

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Two of the richest crypto bros saw nearly $2 billion wiped from their combined net worth

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he was “disappointed” by the SEC’s actions, arguing they were “not good for America.”

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Coinbase and Binance each see net outflows of more than $1 billion in 24 hours after SEC suit

Following the Binance suit, the SEC filed a separate lawsuit against Coinbase just one day later.

The Guardian - UK

SEC crypto crackdown: US regulator sues Binance and Coinbase

Securities and Exchange Commission is targeting cryptocurrency firms it thinks are bypassing regulation

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Really 'bro'? Binance's outrageous behavior is a bad look but the SEC didn't have to spike the football

Binance's wash trading and other flagrant attempts to dodge U.S. compliance rules are an embarrassment. The SEC's own conduct doesn't look great either.

Evening Standard

Binance customers withdraw over £1 billion in 24 hours after SEC lawsuit

The crypto exchance was accused of ‘an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law.’

France 24

US regulators accuse crypto exchange Binance of violating securities laws

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, accusing the platform of engaging in a "web of deception". The SEC's civil complaint lists 13 charges, including operating as an unregistered exchange, and accuses Binance of diverting investor funds to…

The Guardian - UK

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance hits back at SEC lawsuit, saying allegations ‘simply wrong’ – as it happened

US watchdog SEC says company mixed billions in customer funds and secretly sent them to separate company controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao

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