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Following his recent guilty plea and forthcoming sentencing, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has outlined potential next steps, including crypto investments in biotech research. Changpeng Zhao announced his resignation as CEO of Binance after leading the cryptocurrency exchange since its inception. This news comes on the heels of a settlement with US regulators over Binance’s regulatory violations. Despite the fact that no customer funds embezzlement or market manipulation were alleged,...

The retiring MAS director believes the future monetary system will revolve around CBDCs, tokenized bank liabilities, and stablecoins. The Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Ravi Menon, has emphasized that private cryptocurrencies have no future. Menon shared his thoughts as a panelist at an event jointly hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank for International Settlements. Earlier, Mr Menon, who spearheaded the fintech revolution in Singapore, announced...

The ongoing lawsuit has a complaint against Mercedes F1 that echoes the accusations, asserting that the team prominently featured FTX’s logo on its cars, merchandise, and marketing materials. A group of FTX users has filed twin class-action lawsuits in a Florida district court, accusing the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Major League Baseball (MLB) of complicity in FTX’s alleged “massive, multibillion-dollar global fraud”. The suits, filed on November 27, claim that both entities aided...

According to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), allegations of money laundering against Binance may be just the tip of the iceberg. Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, faces heightened scrutiny from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A recent report by the Wall Street Journal suggests that the SEC is actively searching for additional evidence to substantiate allegations of potential fraud at Binance.US. The SEC’s Lawsuit against Binance The...

The new Binance CEO has noted that Binance will begin operating a conventional corporate structure under his leadership. New Binance CEO Richard Teng has promised that the firm will maintain a greater commitment to transparency moving forward. Teng made this pledge in his first blog post to the company users. Mr Teng took over as CEO after Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pled guilty to charges of money laundering and sanctions violations. CZ was asked to step down from the company as part of a $4...

The SEC website showed one memorandum with details of a discussion with BlackRock, and another one on a discussion with Grayscale. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday revealed on its website one memorandum detailing discussions with financial giant BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), and another with crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments. These memos involved proposed rule changes concerning the listing and trading of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by both...

eToro’s foray into the UAE comes amidst a period of global expansion for the platform. The retail and social trading giant eToro recently announced that it has received a license from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to operate as a broker in securities, derivatives, and crypto assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). eToro Bags Significant License Yoni Assia, the Founder and CEO of eToro, expressed his enthusiasm, stating: “It is a key milestone in our continued global expansion....

Alongside the traditional trading competition, Binance futures participants can engage in a Copy Trading Competition and a Trading Bots Competition. On Monday, September 27, Binance Futures, the leading crypto derivatives exchange globally, has unveiled the highly anticipated Binance Futures Grand Trading Tournament. Boasting the largest prize pool in the tournament’s history, participants have the chance to compete for up to $2 million in USDT. In an exciting development, this edition of...

In the midst of economic uncertainties, the crypto market, particularly Bitcoin, has experienced notable price movements. The crypto market is witnessing a surge in Bitcoin (BTC) price, reaching over $37,400, while US Treasury yields remain little changed since Friday. As investors keep a close eye on economic data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, the steady Treasury yields play a crucial role in shaping market dynamics. Treasury Yields and Market Stability...

KyberSwap has stated that it will continue to cooperate with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to recover user funds and track down the perpetrators of the attack. The KyberSwap team has recovered approximately $5.7 million after last week’s $47 million hack on KyberSwap liquidity pools on Polygon and Avalanche. The company announced that it has negotiated a return of 90% of the user funds, with the remaining 10% serving as a bounty for the hackers. “The KyberSwap team has been in...