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Pressure Mounts on Biden to Assist in Release of Detained Binance Executives
17.3.2024
There has been mounting pressure on the Biden administration to intervene and secure the release of the detained Binance executives.
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Nigeria Proposes Rule Requiring Foreign Crypto Exchanges to Incorporate in the Country
17.3.2024
The Nigerian Securities Regulator has proposed a rule requiring virtual asset service providers to be incorporated and maintain an office within Nigeria. The regulator has also suggested a fivefold increase in the registration fee, which must be submitted alongside license applications from...
Binance Says Nigeria Is Not Yet One of Its Top Markets
16.3.2024
Nigeria is not yet among Binance’s top markets despite being a leading global crypto market. However, the crypto exchange said it recognizes the West African country’s “extraordinary potential,” which is one reason why it is eager to invest there. ‘Extraordinary...
Crypto Investor Binance Splits from Venture Capital Arm
15.3.2024
Earlier this year, Binance quietly split from its venture capital division, Binance Labs, and established as an independent entity now valued at $10 billion. This change in operation became effective under Binance's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Richard Teng, who assumed the role four...
Binance-Backed Platform NFPrompt Hacked, User Funds Lost
15.3.2024
NFPrompt, a content generation platform incubated by Binance Labs, disclosed a crypto security breach resulting in the loss of user and platform funds.
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Binance Spun Off Venture Capital Arm Earlier This Year: Bloomberg
15.3.2024
Binance Labs now has a disclaimer on its website describing it as "an independent venture and not part of the Binance Group."
Binance Web3 Wallet Integrates Solana as Network Activity Soars
15.3.2024
By integrating the Solana network, Binance aims to transform its Web3 Wallet into a comprehensive, multi-chain, self-custodial wallet capable of meeting the diverse Web3 needs of its users, the exchange said in a recent press release.
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Nigeria wants Binance to disclose the top 100 users
14.3.2024
The Nigerian government recently took a bold step that has sparked unrest, interest, and raised eyebrows. The Nigerian government is requesting that Binance, the world’s top cryptocurrency exchange, provide all of the details of its 100 Nigerian users, including transaction history for...
Binance Execs Detained as Nigeria Blames Crypto for Its Currency Crisis: Report
14.3.2024
Two Binance employees remain under custody in Nigeria over a spat between the government and the cryptocurrency exchange. The employees will remain under detention until March 20 following a court decision, according to a WSJ report.
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Nigeria’s Binance Impasse: Senior Executives Detained at Government ‘Guesthouse’ for 14 Days
14.3.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, a former U.S. federal agent, is one of two Binance executives being held without charge by Nigerian authorities. A local court approved the executives’ 14-day detention. Recent media reports suggest that Nigerian officials have requested Binance to disclose the identities...
Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ
13.3.2024
The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira
Binance to Delist Multiple TrueUSD Trading Pairs – What’s Going On?
13.3.2024
Binance has announced its plan to delist multiple TrueUSD spot trading pairs as well as a couple of BNB pairs, its native currency. The March 13 notice revealed that Binance will remove multiple TrueUSD and BNB trading pairs from its platform, including PENDLE/TUSD, COMP/TUSD, and EDU/TUSD.
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Nigeria Targets Binance for User Data in Crypto Crackdown
13.3.2024
Nigerian authorities have reportedly requested Binance to provide information on its top 100 users in the country, along with its entire transaction history for the past six months.
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Binance-Nigeria Brawl Continues As Country Asks Exchange to Submit List of Top 100 Users
13.3.2024
Nigeria wants Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the country and all transaction history spanning the past six months, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday
Binance’s Former CEO Changpeng Zhao Ordered to Surrender Passport in Updated Bail Terms
13.3.2024
Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was instructed to give up his Canadian passport as part of a revised bail agreement, court documents filed Monday showed.
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How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance
13.3.2024
A federal appeals court ruled last week that Binance needs to face a putative class-action lawsuit from a group of U.S.-based crypto investors who allege the exchange allowed them to buy and trade unregistered securities in the form of certain cryptocurrencies. The ruling doesn't make...
Ether.Fi to Introduce ETHFI Token on Binance Launchpool Next Week
12.3.2024
Ether.Fi has shot to the top of the list of crypto's hottest projects as the biggest liquid-restaking protocol by total value locked, or TVL
Binance Executives Stripped of Passports, Held in Confinement by Nigerian Authorities for Two Weeks
12.3.2024
Two senior executives from cryptocurrency exchange Binance have been detained against their will by Nigerian authorities for the past two weeks.
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Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports
12.3.2024
Two senior executives of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held against their will for the past two weeks by Nigerian authorities
XRP Jumps 20% After Mysterious Binance Transfers as Crypto Rally Expands to Laggards
11.3.2024
The rally could be a sign of traders rotating some of their capital to tokens that haven't moved yet