Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Executives, CEO Says

Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Executives, CEO Says

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday accused Nigeria of setting a dangerous precedent after its executives were invited to the African country and then detained as part of a crackdown on crypto. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange and two of its executives face separate trials on tax…

Enforcement Directorate Seizes Rs. 90 Crore Funds Kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX Wallets

Enforcement Directorate Seizes Rs. 90 Crore Funds Kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX Wallets

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs. 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay and WazirX, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an online gaming app “scam”. “These crypto assets were subsequently taken into possession and…

Binance Crypto Exchange Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Binance Crypto Exchange Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Once considered the most powerful crypto industry figure, Zhao, known as “CZ,” is the second major crypto…

Binance Crypto Exchange Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

US Seeks 3 Years Prison for Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao

US prosecutors want Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to serve three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to violating laws against money laundering. Prosecutors made the request in a Tuesday night filing in Seattle federal court. They said sentencing…

Binance Establishes First Ever Board of Directors Amid Legal Issues: Details

Binance Establishes First Ever Board of Directors Amid Legal Issues: Details

The recent few years have not been smooth sailing for Binance, which has time and again found itself surrounded by legal issues. In a first, Binance Holdings has established a board of directors comprising of seven members – who will weigh-in on the company’s decision making and business-related resolutions as…

Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Executives, CEO Says

Binance Banned in Philippines, Firm’s Controversy in Nigeria Add to its Troubles

At a time when cryptocurrencies are snapping out of a two-year slumber period to sprint on a bull run, the largest crypto exchange in the world is facing multiple legal crisis in different parts of the world. The government of Philippines, in a fresh development, has announced a ban on…

Binance Extends Early Women’s Day Wishes, Launches Perfume Fragrance Named ‘Crypto’

Binance Extends Early Women’s Day Wishes, Launches Perfume Fragrance Named ‘Crypto’

Every year since 1975, March 8 is observed as International Women’s Day as per the UN’s declaration. Binance, touted as the world’s largest exchange, decided to appeal to potential women investors, entrepreneurs, and developers through a new kind of product – a perfume. Binance has announced the launch of a…

Binance Establishes First Ever Board of Directors Amid Legal Issues: Details

Binance CEO Richard Teng Summoned in Nigeria Over Money Laundering Suspicions: Report

Binance’s new CEO, Richard Teng, joined the company in November 2023 after its founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in the US for violating money laundering laws. As the waters were seeming to settle around Binance’s internal turmoil, it’s new CEO also may have found himself in a…

Binance Co-Founder Advises Caution to Crypto Investors, Notifies on Rising Listing Scams

Binance Co-Founder Advises Caution to Crypto Investors, Notifies on Rising Listing Scams

Binance Co-Foudner Yi He has disclosed that unidentified notorious elements are reaching out to existing or potential crypto investors, offering them scam token listings for money using her name. These types of scams are classified as ‘token listing’ scams. Through social networking platforms like LinkedIn and X, cyber criminals first…

The Curious Case of Binance, Kraken Disappearing from Apple India’s App Store: Details

The Curious Case of Binance, Kraken Disappearing from Apple India’s App Store: Details

Apple’s App Store, as of Wednesday, January 10 is not showing a number of foreign crypto exchanges like Binance and Kraken in India. Several members of India’s crypto community posted screenshots of their Apple Store searches on X, showing no results on the App Store. The development comes at a…