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Binance co-founder calls out blockchain firm for misusing event pic with Indian CEO: This is exactly how...'

Changpeng Zhao was quick to refute any implications of a collaboration, clarifying that the photo was taken during a chance encounter and that no conversation had occurred between the two. In a direct response, he stated, 'This is exactly how NOT to use a selfie with me.'

Distress call: Hacked WazirX dials Binance for lifeline

As of July 18, Binance held WRX tokens worth around $80 million

Binance founder becomes the world’s richest prisoner. His net worth is…

Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday. He will go down in history as the richest person to be imprisoned in the US.

Bitcoin's wild ride in 2023: Rebound, turbulence, and gaining legitimacy

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency has risen over 125 percent since January as the US Securities and Exchange Commission has signalled potential approval of Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds.

Regulatory Roulette: Changpeng Zhao’s exit tests crypto’s resilience

The regulatory settlement, one of the largest in financial history, underscores the increasing scrutiny on crypto exchanges and sets a precedent for future action against similar entities.

Charges against Binance may sharpen regulatory gaze on Indian crypto industry: Experts

The crypto exchange was charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitter business, conspiring, and breaching sanction regulations, among others.

Breaking the law with new tech doesn't make you a disrupter: Rajeev Chandrasekhar weighs in on the Binance case

Changpeng Zhao's departure a year after FTX's issues, adds challenges to global crypto regulation talks.

US authorities set to unveil settlement with Binance

The deal, which will include charges against individuals and resolve allegations the company violated illicit finance and money-laundering laws, involves multiple US agencies: the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the source said.

Binance withdraws application for crypto license in Germany

The company and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been under pressure since last month after a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing Binance of operating a "web of deception".

Binance executives quit as problems mount at crypto firm

Two US financial regulators are suing Binance and reports say the Justice Department is also probing the firm and its boss, Changpeng Zhao, over money laundering and sanctions busting.

MC Explains: Why Coinbase and Binance are in the crosshairs of US regulators

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been on a quest to crack down on digital currencies, more so after the fall of crypto exchange FTX.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao posts blog on CFTC charges, denies manipulation

The outcome may help shape the future of the crypto industry as its major players grapple with the pressing dilemma of the day: whether to resist increasingly aggressive efforts by the US government to bring the industry into compliance with financial laws, or cooperate in an attempt to salvage operations in the world’s largest economy.

Crypto giant Binance moved $400 million from US partner to firm managed by CEO Changpeng Zhao

Over the first three months of 2021, more than $400 million flowed from the Binance.US account at California-based Silvergate Bank to this trading firm, Merit Peak Ltd, according to records for the quarter, which were reviewed by Reuters.

Binance to stop wallet services to Zanmai Labs-owned WazirX

In its latest blog, Binance said, “It is in the interests of Binance and the public that Zanmai is not permitted to perpetuate false narratives on the basis of their use of Binance’s wallet services. We view such false claims as an attempt to shift the responsibility over WazirX’s operations to Binance.”

Crypto exchange WazirX publishes proof of reserves

Additionally, the report indicates that 90% of WazirX’s reserves are held in Binance wallets.

Binance's Changpeng Zhao suggests these 2 'easy-to-read' books on cybersecurity

The first book suggested by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao gives an insight into North Korea's dangerous cyber-criminals, the Lazarus Group, who hacked Hollywood and the world. The second...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says deposits returning to exchange

On Tuesday, blockchain data firm Nansen said that Binance had seen withdrawals of $1.9 billion in the last 24 hours and that the exchange said it "temporarily paused" withdrawals of the USDC stablecoin.

Rivals' propaganda against Binance helped us grow, says CEO Changpeng Zhao

"From day 1 of the Binance ICO (5 years ago), there were FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) sponsored by a large exchange then (now very small)," founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao said.

Sam Bankman’s fall from grace: A timeline of the collapse of his FTX empire

Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas, where he had made his base, on a request by US prosecutors.

Top cryptocurrency news on December 13: Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas, US Justice Dept may file criminal charges against Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is hiding in Serbia and more

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