Binance
Recent News About Binance
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Binance responded to a Senate inquiry led by Senator Richard Blumenthal by disputing media reports cited in the investigation.
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Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman said no employee has been dismissed for raising compliance concerns amid recent media allegations.
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Binance CEO Richard Teng said recent media coverage has misrepresented the company's compliance efforts.
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Noah Perlman of Binance said he is proud of his team's progress on global compliance efforts as part of his mandate as Chief Compliance Officer.
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Binance CEO Richard Teng said that strong long-term growth trends demonstrate real resilience in the crypto industry despite recent volatility. Institutional engagement continues to grow as Binance maintains significant market leadership by trading volume. Teng's regulatory experience shapes his approach as he leads Binance through this period of market development.
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Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of Binance, said that the United States has transitioned from an anti-crypto stance to a position aiming for global leadership in cryptocurrency.
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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, said that Bitcoin is increasingly being considered an asset for mortgages and predicted it may soon surpass homeownership as a primary aspiration.
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The founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is accusing Washington, D.C.-based law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan of representing him while having a conflict of interest.
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Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, the founder of Binance, has denied claims made in a Wall Street Journal article that suggested he sought a pardon.
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Nearly one million U.S. users engaged with the apps of Bybit, Bitget, and OKX in August 2024, despite these platforms explicitly prohibiting U.S.-based trading due to regulatory restrictions.
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Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish national, has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for his role in operating Bitcoin Fog, a notorious cryptocurrency "mixer" that facilitated the laundering of over $400 million in illicit funds.
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Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, addressed the ongoing issue in the United States regarding the classification of cryptocurrency.
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Irina Heaver, a crypto lawyer at NeosLegal, said that laws and compliance standards are significantly "behind the technology" by 15 to 20 years.
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On October 18, Attorney General John Formella joined a bipartisan group of seventeen other state attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to designate U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act.
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On October 23, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officially withdrew all charges against Binance Holdings executive Tigran Gambaryan, who had been detained since February 2024.
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Binance Co-founder and Former CEO Changpeng Zhao's (CZ) release from prison has been welcomed by members of the crypto community, who took to X to express their support for the crypto mogul.
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The detention of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) president Joe Ajaero at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport has intensified criticism of National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, who ordered the arrest. Ribadu, already under fire for detaining U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan and other figures, is now facing widespread accusations of abusing his power to stifle dissent.
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Six months after his arrest on disputed money laundering charges, former IRS crypto investigator Tigran Gambaryan remains detained in Nigeria, with concerns mounting over his declining health.
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The clamor for U.S. intervention in the suspected Nigerian kidnapping of a California-raised Binance crypto executive is escalating in a case wrought with irony.
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Richard Teng, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, stated that American regulatory agencies have acknowledged the efforts Binance has made to enhance its compliance. Teng assumed the role of CEO in November as part of a settlement with the U.S. government to resolve historical compliance issues associated with Binance.