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Documents Reveal Binance.US Suffered a $181 Million Loss in 2022
8.6.2023
Binance’s US branch, Binance.US, was deeply unprofitable in 2022 and lost as much as $181 million for the year, a new filing made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed.
The loss came despite Binance.US receiving some $132 million last year from its parent company...
Blockchain Comes to Internet Browsers: ENS to Launch .box Web Domains in September
8.6.2023
The leading Web3 identification project, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), is launching a new domain name extension dubbed .box in September 2023.
The lead developer of ENS, Nick Johnson, shared this update on Twitter on June 7 noting that the upcoming development would be the first blockchain-native...
Gen Z Investors Favor Crypto, But Experts Warn of Potential Risks
8.6.2023
Crypto is the top choice for Gen Z investors, driven by their exposure to technology, social media, and easy investment access, according to a joint report by American finance industry organizations the CFA Institute and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
But despite the appetite...
SEC Chair Argues That It Is Possible for Crypto Platforms To Register Following Lawsuits Against Coinbase and Binance
8.6.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler laid into the crypto industry on Thursday, arguing that it is possible for exchanges to register with the agency, despite platforms’ assertions that they tried to do just that. ...
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Regulators Uncover Binance's Billions of Dollars Transactions Through U.S. Banks
8.6.2023
A new filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suggests that Binance moved billions of dollars in customer funds through Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank – both crypto-friendly U.S. firms that failed in March. ...
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‘Large Amounts of Money’ Flowed in Binance Related Accounts: SEC Accountant Says
8.6.2023
An accountant for the US Securities and Exchange Commission says crypto exchange Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao and related entities moved “large amounts of money” from 2019 up to this year.
Binance and its entities held numerous accounts with the now failed Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank during...
Asset Manager Schroders in Search of Crypto Custodian for Digital Asset Push
8.6.2023
Schroders Plc, an asset management firm with over $900 billion in assets under management, is venturing into crypto and is actively searching for a third-party custodian to support its digital asset expansion.
According to a recent Bloomberg report that cited “people with knowledge of the matter,”...
Terra Luna Co-Founder Do Kwon's Political Ties in Montenegro Under Investigation
8.6.2023
Terra Luna (LUNA) co-founder is making headlines again, this time looking into his relationship with Montenegro's political elite. The news comes after Montenegrin politician Dritan Abazovic, in collaboration with political parties and NGOs, commissioned the Special State Prosecution to establish...
North Korean ‘Crypto Hackers Targeted S Korean Ministers’ – What Do We Know?
8.6.2023
North Korean crypto hackers “targeted South Korean ministers” in a campaign last year, Seoul-based police officials have claimed.
According to Dong-a Ilbo, police officials took control of a server they claimed was used during the attempted attacks.
And officers said they had “found...
Former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks Says CZ Was in Charge of the Exchange, Not Him
8.6.2023
Brian Brooks, the former CEO of Binance.US, revealed why he left his post at the exchange, in court documents released this week.
In an interview transcript from December 2021 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Brooks was asked about Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s role at the...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says He Was Met With an “Icy Reception” When Chatting With SEC’s Gensler
7.6.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he was met with a “pretty icy reception” when chatting with Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler about registering his exchange.
Armstrong said the exchange tried to get a meeting, and did meet virtually at some point.
“But unfortunately, it...
Unraveling the Crypto Crisis: Timeline of Major Incidents
7.6.2023
The regulatory crackdown on crypto in the US has certainly intensified with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Binance and Coinbase, but our timeline shows that the crisis has already been ongoing for a long time.
These are the major incidents that shaped crypto in 2022...
Luxembourg's Antitrust Authority Initiates Probe into Blockchain and Web3 Competition
7.6.2023
A country in Western Europe, Luxemburg, is making moves amid actions by individual jurisdictions in the European Union for dedicated crypto regulations.
In the latest development, the country's competition regulator, Autorité de la Concurrence, launched a market study on Web3...
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood Ups Her Stake in Coinbase Following SEC Lawsuit
7.6.2023
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood upped her stake in Coinbase after a US regulator accused the exchange of operating unlawfully.
Three Ark Investment Management LLC funds, including Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF, bought 419,324 shares of Coinbase on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg News, citing its data. ...
SEC Chair Gensler Likens Binance to FTX, Expresses Concern Over Crypto Industry
7.6.2023
Gary Gensler – chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – sees “parallels” between Binance and its failed competitor FTX’s handling of customer assets.
During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, the chairman said financial advisors should not look to Binance as...
US SEC Files an Emergency Motion in DC Court To Freeze Binance.US Assets — What’s in It?
7.6.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency motion on Tuesday evening seeking a temporary restraining order freezing assets of Binance’s US platform.
The regulator filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in the US District Court for the District Court...
No More Wild West: SEC Introduces New Era for Crypto
7.6.2023
The recent action taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against major crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase has made it clear once and for all that the wild west days of crypto are over, according to a Bloomberg columnist.
Writing in an opinion piece on Tuesday, Bloomberg...
Crypto Exchange Bybit Announces AED 1 Million Scholarship Fund at UAE University
7.6.2023
As the regulatory environment in the United States become too hot to handle, cryptocurrency exchanges continue expanding their reach for better business environments. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents as one of these greener pastures. One of the most popular exchanges in the world, Bybit,...
Swift is scouring blockchain interoperability
7.6.2023
Swift has reached out to the global Swift community to conduct a study on how the different communities can utilize their connections to interoperate successfully on multiple blockchain networks. Presently, institutional investors are up against the issue of interoperability on multiple blockchain...
ARFC has plans to deliver GHO
7.6.2023
ARFC has plans to deliver GHO, which is a Conventional Aave stablecoin, and if it manages to gain the approval of Aave DAO, the GHO will be positioned live on the Ethereum Mainnet. There will be two promoters involved in the beginning, them being Aave V3 Ethereum and FlashMinter if the green signal...