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At the time Gensler was offered to be an advisor to Binance, he was teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. According to the lawyers of Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC chair Gary Gensler was offered to be an advisor to Binance’s parent company in 2019. Interestingly, Gensler has been spearheading the crackdown against the crypto industry over the past year. Binance and other crypto companies are currently under the radar of the US regulator...

The filing by the SEC cites Binance’s operations in Malta with CZ noting that he won’t have to appear in person. As per the lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance chief Changpeng Zhao has been summoned to Malta. The SEC has accused the exchange of indulging in shady activities in Malta between 2018 and 2019. Binance chief Zhao cleared the air stating that he won’t need to appear in person to address the summons. “I was told this is just part of the...

Binance is also pausing its OTC Trading Portal services in the US. The exchange said that it will notify users if and when the portal opens in the coming weeks and months.  The US arm of top crypto exchange Binance has removed 10 advanced trading pairs from its platform. In an announcement, the exchange said it would let go of select BTC and BUSD Advanced Trading pairs by 9 am PDT on June 8, 2023. Notably, the company earlier planned to eliminate over 100 crypto assets. The initial...

Judge Fitzgerald reject arguments from Kim Kardashian and Paul Pierce’s lawyers to dismiss the EMAX class-action lawsuit. A California judge has ruled that Reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian posted false information on social media while promoting EthereumMax (EMAX). The ruling allows the plaintiffs to proceed with the case against the media personality, retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., and NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce. Kardashian’s attorneys had moved to dismiss the...

Crypto market prices have tumbled significantly since the news began to make rounds. Altcoins like Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and many other tokens face the possibility of being delisted from Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD), after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Binance and Coinbase Global inc (NASDAQ: COIN) for trading unregistered securities.  At present, Robinhood is taking another look at the digital assets offerings on its...

While Binance saw the acquisition of Gopax as a means of re-entering South Korea, it was also meant to be a turning point for the local trading platform. The SEC’s lawsuit against Binance has started affecting the company’s operations, particularly its acquisition of Gopax in South Korea. The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a case against Binance for violating securities law. According to the filing with the federal court in Washington, Binance mishandled investors and also...

The new governance requires at least 75,000 votes for the proposal to be either accepted or rejected. Sweat Economy, the label behind the Sweatcoin and Sweat Wallet apps, plans to roll out a new governance vote later today in the wallet app. By doing this, the Sweat community will be saddled with the responsibility of deciding what happens to the 2 billion Sweat tokens lying idle in inactive users’ accounts. Token holders can now participate in the decision-making process by the principle...

Bitcoin’s strong bounce back despite the SEC lawsuits has made analysts optimist about the beginning of the next bull run. After facing strong selling pressure earlier this week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has given a strong bounceback today moving closer to $27,000. As of press time, BTC is trading 3.2% up at a price of $26,603 and a market cap of $515 billion. The recent bounce back has created optimism among Bitcoin enthusiasts with analysts turning bullish on the...

Many crypto exchanges including Binance believe that the SEC’s requested relief will do more harm to investors than good.  The United States arm of the Binance exchange, Binance.US has responded to the lawsuit filed against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Binance.US, the lawsuit is without any basis and therefore, the exchange is ready to go to court to refute all of the unwarranted accusations. In light of facts, the law at the time, as well as the SEC’s...

There are ongoing efforts to classify Ethereum. As of now, a final decision is yet to be reached regarding whether it should be considered a security or not. Considering the arguments, predicting the final outcome is challenging. With the recent noise about cryptocurrency regulation and events such as crypto exchanges being sued for offering unregistered securities, there have been varying views from experts and high-profile individuals about the state of some specific cryptocurrencies....