Binance.US Said to Have Laid Off Employees After US SEC Charges

Binance.US Halts Dollar Deposits After SEC Crackdown, Asks Customers to Withdraw Dollar Funds

The US affiliate of Binance said it was halting dollar deposits and gave customers until Tuesday to withdraw their dollar funds, after the US securities regulator asked a court to freeze its assets. Binance.US, the purportedly independent partner of Binance, said in a tweet on Thursday that its banking partners…

Binance CEO’s Trading Firm Received  Billion via Client Deposit Company, Claims SEC

Binance CEO’s Trading Firm Received $11 Billion via Client Deposit Company, Claims SEC

Merit Peak, an offshore trading company controlled by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, received around $11 billion (nearly Rs. 90,890 crore) of client assets through a Seychelles-based firm set up to take customer deposits, a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows. The SEC filing, which on Tuesday asked a US…

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Hopeful to Provide 35 Percent Customer Payout

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Hopeful to Provide 35 Percent Customer Payout

Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35 percent of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds down its operations after a failed buyout attempt by crypto exchange Binance.US. US Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles approved Voyager’s proposed liquidation plan at a court hearing in Manhattan on…

Binance, Its US Partner Being Questioned for Regulatory Compliance and Finances

Binance, Its US Partner Being Questioned for Regulatory Compliance and Finances

Three US Senators have asked giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its US partner Binance.US for information about their regulatory compliance and finances, citing a series of investigations by Reuters and some other media reports, according to a letter released on Wednesday. In the letter, Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen along…

Binance.US Said to Have Laid Off Employees After US SEC Charges

Binance Pulls Back on Potential Investments in the US, Confirms CEO Zhao

Binance has pulled back on some potential investments in the United States, its CEO Changpeng Zhao said on Friday, following a Bloomberg report that the major crypto exchange was considering ending relationships with US business partners. “We pulled back on some potential investments, or bids on bankrupt companies in the US for…

Binance’s US Partner Confirms Role of Trading Platform in Operating CEO Zhao’s Firm

Binance’s US Partner Confirms Role of Trading Platform in Operating CEO Zhao’s Firm

The US partner of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed that a trading firm managed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao operated as a market maker on its platform. Reuters reported on Thursday that Binance had secret access to a bank account belonging to its purportedly independent US partner and transferred large sums…