Tag: Binance

The DOJ’s national security and crime divisions are both looking at the cryptocurrency exchange’s provision of services to Russians, Bloomberg reports. Binance is under investigation by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) national security division for allowing Russians to use the cryptocurrency exchange in violation of U.S. sanctions, according to a report that appeared in Bloomberg…

The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week in terms of price action, with the total value locked in DeFi protocols maintaining above $50 billion. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. A total of 27 Ethereum…

The transparency of blockchain technology and the active involvement of crypto exchanges help law enforcement agencies combat criminal activity. Cryptocurrency is often associated with criminal activity, but this is mostly a myth, especially today. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don’t provide complete anonymity due to the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) policies implemented by most crypto exchanges. Even without KYC…

Binance’s market dominance fell largely due to its decision to end zero-fee trading for some trading pairs and not the CFTCs lawsuit, says Kaiko. The dominance of cryptocurrency exchange Binance in trading volume market share has slipped over the past two weeks following a lawsuit from the United States commodities regulator and its decision to…

The CFTC lawsuit against Binance could prove to be the beginning of the end for the crypto exchange in the United States, according to many market pundits. Regulatory trouble is nothing new for Binance, and on many occasions, in the past, it has managed to overcome or bypass such roadblocks and eventually work with regulators….

Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has refuted claims made by the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission in its March 27 complaint against Binance. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has rejected allegations from the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission, arguing that the crypto exchange “does not trade for profit or ‘manipulate’ the market under any circumstances.” In a March…