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Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao seeks to dismiss CFTC complaint
25.7.2023
Binance, Changpeng Zhao and former compliance chief Samuel Lim intend to file two motions to dismiss a March lawsuit from the CFTC against them
Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint
25.7.2023
Binance, Changpeng Zhao, and Samuel Lim filed a motion Monday night to ask the court for additional allowed length in its response
24th Quarterly BNB Burn Successfully Completed by Binance
20.7.2023
The embattled crypto exchange giant Binance completed its quarterly burn of 1.99 million BNB coins worth around $477 million on Wednesday successfully.
The exchange has been conducting such quarterly burns of BNB to reduce the token’s supply since October 2017.
The price of the BNB did not see...
Binance CEO Confirms Layoffs, Refutes Exaggerated Figures
17.7.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has confirmed that his exchange is laying off people, but said numbers reported in the media are “way off.”
“As we continuously strive to increase talent density, there are involuntary terminations,” CZ wrote in a tweet this weekend, while adding “This happens...
Binance Slashes Worker Benefits as Profit Falls: WSJ
17.7.2023
Binance has stopped offering certain benefits to its employees on June 19 as the company’s profits continue to decline, according to former employees and internal company messages viewed by the Wall Street Journal
Binance Reportedly Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees, CZ Says Exchange Is Hiring
15.7.2023
Leading crypto exchange Binance has cut hundreds of jobs after a string of executive exits, according to a media report. The news, which comes as the coin trading platform marks its sixth anniversary amid increased pressure from regulators, was termed as FUD by founder Changpeng Zhao who said...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Reveals His Secret for Building ‘Tight Teams’: External Pressure
12.7.2023
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in volume traded, has revealed his secret for building a comprehensive team of employees for any startup. According to Zhao, external pressure has contributed to the unity of the team behind the exchange, and it also makes...
CZ Says News of Exec Departures at Binance Is FUD
9.7.2023
Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), sought to downplay the significance of the exits of some executives at the crypto exchange, describing news about them as “more FUD” (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). The managers are leaving during an ongoing regulatory crackdown on the major coin trading...
Multichain Woes: Users Informed of an ‘Abnormal’ Transfer of Assets to Unknown Address
7.7.2023
Users of the cross-chain protocol Multichain were on July 6 informed of an abnormal transfer of lockup assets on the Multichain MPC address to an unknown address. While the Multichain team has urged users to stop using the cross-chain protocol, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) told his followers...
Top Binance Executives Exit Over CEO’s Response to DOJ Investigation
7.7.2023
Binance's handling of the recent regulatory troubles has led to the departure of some top executives.
Several top Binance executives have resigned this week in response to CEO Changpeng Zhao's handling of the investigation by the US Department of Justice, Fortune reported on Thursday, citing...
Changpeng Zhao Calls News Around Exec Departures 'FUD'
7.7.2023
Binance General Counsel Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and Senior Vice President for Compliance Steven Christie are among those that left the company, reportedly over its handling of DOJ investigations
Top Binance Execs Leave Company Over CZ’s Handling of DOJ Investigation: Report
6.7.2023
Three senior officials left the exchange this week, a source told Fortune
Binance CEO: Exchange Gearing Up for Increased Crypto Trading Volumes – Here's Why
6.7.2023
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is doing “a lot of preparation” to be ready for increased trading volumes over the coming months, CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has said.
Speaking in an AMA (“ask me anything”) session on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday, CZ said that if history is a guide...
Bitcoin bull run incoming: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao reveals when
6.7.2023
During a Twitter Space on July 5, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao delivered his forecast for the next Bitcoin bull run
Dubai: Launching a Crypto Regulatory Arm to Become a Global Financial Power
27.6.2023
The center of the crypto universe has been shifting toward the UAE since March 2022, when Dubai announced the world’s first independent crypto regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority. With its state intention to provide legal clarity for crypto, the No. 5 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs...
Binance’s ‘Provocative’ Motion Against SEC Could Expedite Criminal Charges, Warns Former SEC Official
25.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s former head of internet enforcement has warned that Binance’s recent motion accusing the regulator of ethical violations could expedite criminal charges against the crypto exchange. “Binance’s motion is provocative and Binance’s...
Binance Ordered to Cease All Crypto Services in Belgium
24.6.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has been ordered by Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) to cease providing any crypto exchange and custody wallet services in the country. The Belgian financial regulator stressed that it “takes the view that by offering such services...
Etherscan launches AI-powered Code Reader: Finance Redefined
23.6.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens broke out of a three-week-long bearish momentum amid a marketwide surge led by Bitcoin
Over 2,400 Companies, Including Binance's UK Office, Share a Small Suffolk Building – What's Going On?
20.6.2023
A Reddit post shows "Binance Ltd" as well as some 2,400 other companies, use a small Suffolk Building as a registered office address in the UK.
In a Monday post on the r/Buttcoin subreddit, user solanawhale shared the address of a so-called “utility closet” that a firm called Binance Ltd uses...
CZ Says Binance Has Issued a Cease and Desist Notice Against Nigerian ‘Scammer Entity’
20.6.2023
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, said the recently banned Binance Nigeria Limited has been issued with “a cease and desist notice.” Zhao, who has since branded the Nigeria-registered company a “scammer entity,” told his followers not to believe everything they read in...