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The suit is demanding monetary damages, court costs and the remission of ill-gotten gains based on seven counts. Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao have both been slammed with a class-action suit. The suit was filed in the District Court of Northern California by a resident of the US state simply identified as Nir Lahav. According to the October 2 filing, Binance.US and Binance CEO played prominent roles in the downfall of its then competitor FTX. The filing also alleged that, in...

Binance Labs – the investment side of the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange – has placed $5 million into the new Curve DAO token that powers the Curve blockchain network. Binance Puts a Lot of Dough into Curve At the time of writing, Curve is valued at roughly $2.4 billion and witnesses a daily trading volume of more than $215 million on its investment platform, which seeks to help fans of decentralized finance (defi) trade assets for the...

Not long ago, Bittrex – a popular digital currency exchange – settled the lawsuit that had been filed against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The financial agency has had it in for the firm (like it has with many others), and the company is now looking to get things done quickly and silently so it can continue its operations without interruption, but a former special trial counsel is saying that the same easy route to ending things likely won’t...

Oracles serve as bridges between the worlds of on-chain and off-chain, enabling blockchains to tap into real-world information. Whether it’s retrieving crypto asset prices or fetching the outcomes of a soccer game, oracles can access a wide range of external data, which can then be easily incorporated into the crypto ecosystem. While oracles significantly enhance the functionality of blockchain networks by enabling the execution of tasks guided by real-world inputs, exploits...

Binance – the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange – may not remain in Europe, according to various analysts. What Will Happen with Binance in Europe? Right now, Binance is being hit from both sides. In the U.S., for example, regulations are coming down hard. The company is the victim of a lawsuit filed against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it has stated that it may shut down its America-based unit as a means of...

In a significant development in the ongoing legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, stablecoin issuer Circle has intervened, asserting that stablecoins should not be categorized as securities under existing financial regulations. This comes after earlier this year, Binance faced several legal accusations from regulators with the charges based on the exchange’s role in enabling transactions in multiple...

Binance announced the sale of its Russian entity to a relatively unknown company called CommEX, the transaction of which raised several questions and concerns within the crypto community, primarily due to the limited information available about the company and its ownership. Moreover, CommEX was officially launched on Tuesday. To address these concerns and provide clarity, Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao took to X (formerly Twitter) to provide insights into the deal and its...

The SEC’s case against Binance centers on its claim that BUSD was sold as an investment contract, primarily because Binance marketed it as offering yield through reward programs. In a recent development, renowned stablecoin issuer Circle has intervened in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Binance, arguing that stablecoins should not be classified as securities. Circle Defends Binance via Stablecoins The crux of Circle’s argument is that financial trading laws...

CZ confirmed that Binance did encourage CommEX to have a similar design and technical features to Binance. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has denied claims that he may be the owner of CommEX, a company whose identity continues to raise suspicion. CZ issued the disclaimer on Thursday in line with the growing speculations around the ownership of the mysterious company. Recall that earlier this week, CZ announced that Binance was leaving Russia. In the announcement, he stated that the decision has to do...

The global crypto exchange has been facing intense regulatory scrutiny. Most of its regulatory issues are in Europe Binance has urged customers in France to convert their fiat currency on the exchange to crypto. This comes on the heels of the crypto exchange losing its euro banking partner Paysafe. As part of the partnership, Paysafe provided Binance France with infrastructure for euro deposits and withdrawals via SEPA bank transfers. The companies announced the drawing end of their...