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US legislator urges Congress to declare Binance exec ‘hostage’ of Nigerian government
Rep. Rich McCormick demanded that Nigeria release Tigran Gambaryan immediately or risk hostile relations, even as a local court postponed his trial to October.
Rep. Rich McCormick demanded that Nigeria release Tigran Gambaryan immediately or risk hostile relations, even as a local court postponed his trial to October.
Coinbase's attorneys filed a letter to Judge Katherine Polk Fail in response to the SEC's motion to "quash Coinbase's subpoena for the production of documents to Gary Gensler in his personal capacity."
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a memorandum opinion on the 13 charges in the SEC's civil complaint against Binance.
Circle secured an EMI license from France's banking regulator, while rival Tether continues to avoid discussions about whether its stable will ever join this Euro party.
India's FIU charged Binance a penalty of $2.2 million, saying it was "substantiated" after a scrutiny that included oral and written submissions.
With a score of 100, Nigeria retained its spot at the top of ‘Bitcoin’ Google searches despite a crackdown that has attracted the criticism of United States legislators.
Binance revealed its latest efforts to implement the stablecoin provisions in the EU's MiCA; while the rules don't kick in until December, the regulations on stablecoin will take effect on June 30.
The New York Times reported on the alleged bribe, with Binance CEO Richard Teng finally breaking his silence last week and accusing Nigeria of double standards and deception.
Binance can't run away from its criminal past despite pouring billions to rehabilitate its image, with a recent WSJ report unraveling evidence of market manipulation at the hands of a Web3 investor.
If Tether collapses, majority of global liquidity will go with it, and so will a sizable chunk of value held in equity around the blockchain economy.
Last November, CZ and Binance reached a $4.3 billion settlement with the DoJ based on the exchange’s blatant violations of U.S. law that enabled money laundering, sanctions evasion and terrorist financing to a degree unmatched by other digital asset exchanges.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a sentencing memorandum with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ahead of Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing by Judge Richard Jones on April 30.