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CFTC Seeks to Ban Binance From US
CFTC Seeks to Ban Binance From US
March 27, 2023  |  Legal

The Binance crypto-trading platform and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been charged with violating U.S. regulations in federal court. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Zhao, Binance Holdings Limited,...

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With 1B Users as Goal, Coinbase CEO Turns 2023 Focus to Regulation
With 1B Users as Goal, Coinbase CEO Turns 2023 Focus to Regulation
February 21, 2023  |  Earnings

Coinbase is focused on controlling what can be controlled and contingency planning for what can’t. This, as a year full of idiosyncratic events, battered the crypto...

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Binance Downplays Reports That Company Is Leaving U.S.
Binance Downplays Reports That Company Is Leaving U.S.
February 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance’s CEO is denying reports his company is considering cutting ties with U.S. businesses. “We pulled back on some potential investments, or bids on bankrupt...

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Report: FTX Exec Singh Set to Plead Guilty to Fraud
Report: FTX Exec Singh Set to Plead Guilty to Fraud
February 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Another FTX executive will reportedly plead guilty in the fraud case against the company’s founder. Nishad Singh, the cryptocurrency exchange’s former engineering director and part...

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Bankman-Fried SEC Case Postponed Until After Criminal Trial
Bankman-Fried SEC Case Postponed Until After Criminal Trial
February 14, 2023  |  Legal

The federal government’s civil cases against Sam Bankman-Fried are on hold, at least for now. A court ruling Monday (Feb. 13) postponed lawsuits by the...

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CFTC Charges Alameda’s Caroline Ellison in FTX Fraud
CFTC Charges Alameda’s Caroline Ellison in FTX Fraud
December 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Alameda Research’s Caroline Ellison is facing more charges for her role in the FTX collapse. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday (Dec....

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Extradition to US
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Extradition to US
December 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX founder Sam-Bankman Fried has reportedly agreed to be extradited to the United States.  His legal team is working out the details, bringing Bankman-Fried that...

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Bankman-Fried Expected to Allow Extradition, Leave Bahamas Jail Behind
Bankman-Fried Expected to Allow Extradition, Leave Bahamas Jail Behind
December 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will reportedly not fight extradition to the U.S. That’s according to a Saturday (Dec. 17) report from Reuters, citing a source...

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US Bankruptcy Attorney for FTX Spars With Bahamas
US Bankruptcy Attorney for FTX Spars With Bahamas
December 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Choice words, not assets, are being exchanged between FTX’s US bankruptcy attorney and Bahamian officials. While Sam Bankman-Fried, disgraced founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange...

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