Nigeria Detains Two Binance Executives Amid Crypto Crackdown – FT
Key Insights Two senior Binance executives detained in Nigeria amid crackdown on crypto exchanges Executives had flown to Nigeria after…
Nigeria Blocks Binance, OctaFX, Coinbase in Bid to Strengthen Naira
Key Insights Nigeria ordered telecoms companies to block access to major cryptocurrency trading platforms like Binance and Coinbase. The crackdown…
Binance Yield to Nigeria Regulators, Limits USDT to Naira Rate
Key Insights Binance caps Nigerian p2p USDT/naira rate at 1,802 after regulator pressures Move follows clampdown on forex speculation seen…
Binance to End Support for Leveraged Token Trading in April
Key Insights Binance ceasing trading support and soon fully delisting selected BTC, ETH and BNB leveraged tokens Final token redemptions…
Binance Founder Zhao’s Money-Laundering Sentencing Postponed to April
Key Insights Sentencing date for Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder, postponed by a Seattle court to April 30th on money laundering…
Binance Bid to Re-Enter UK Market Hits Regulatory Roadblocks
Key Insights Binance struggling to find approved UK partner needed to relaunch operations At least 3 potential firms have rejected…
Snowstorm Forces Adjournment of Binance vs SEC Case
Key Insights Binance’s court hearing with SEC was postponed to Monday due to D.C. winter storm after week of crypto…
Binance Exchange Goes Live in Thailand
Key Insights Binance launches new Thai crypto exchange, opening to general public Move challenges major player Bitkub, which has 77%…
Binance’s Zhao Ordered to Stay in US Amid Flight Risk Until February Sentencing
Key Insights Judge orders Binance founder CZ to stay in US until February 2024 sentencing, citing flight risk Ruling blocks…
Binance to End Support for its BUSD Stablecoin Next Month
Key Insights Binance to end all support for its BUSD stablecoin by Dec 15th after issuer Paxos halted minting Users…