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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInBinance’s Zhao vanquishes crypto rival Bankman-Fried with FTX deal – The Washington Post
The billionaires who run the two largest crypto trading platforms have set themselves apart from one another at every turn, often acidly. That rivalry reached a surprise conclusion on Tuesday. Not long after Zhao posted a tweet criticizing FTX’s crypto tokens and lobbying efforts, Bankman-Fried unexpectedly announced that Binance probably would acquire FTX. “I’m sorry […]
Binance to Train Law Enforcement on How to Stop Crypto Crime
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is putting in place a global training program to help stop crypto criminals, Matthew Price, the exchange’s head of intelligence and investigations in the Americas, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program on Monday, “It’s the first industry-led initiative to provide training to law enforcement, regulators [and] […]
‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam Victim To Get Money Back From Binance, Law Enforcement Says
Rick Jenkins, a detective with the Gilroy Police Department, a city south of San Jose, wrote in a May 13 search warrant affidavit obtained by Forbes that “an unknown suspect” met a victim on a dating website, and eventually “tricked the victim” into investing over $243,000 worth of USDT into a fake cryptocurrency exchange. The […]
Krishna Juvvadi Joins Binance.US as Vice President, Head of Legal
Binance.US today announced the appointment of Krishna Juvvadi as Vice President, Head of Legal. In this role, Krishna leads the day-to-day operations of the company’s legal department, helping to support the organization’s continued build out and advancing its efforts to become the most compliant digital asset platform in the United States. He reports to Binance.US […]
UK’s FCA says it is ‘not capable’ of supervising crypto exchange Binance | Financial Times
The UK financial regulator has conceded it is “not capable” of properly supervising Binance despite the “significant risk” posed by the cryptocurrency exchange’s products, which allow consumers to take supercharged bets. In a supervisory notice two months after starting a crackdown on the exchange, the Financial Conduct Authority — one of the most influential financial […]
Cryptocurrency Giant Binance Hires Former Top Bank Regulator – WSJ
A former top U.S. banking regulator is set to join Binance, one of the world’s biggest bitcoin exchanges, in the latest move by a cryptocurrency company to deepen its ties to Washington. Brian Brooks, an acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the Trump administration, will become the new chief […]