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Binance and CEO ‘CZ’ plead guilty to federal charges, agreed to pay $4.3B in fines

It’s been an eventful week for crypto exchanges and the U.S. government. Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” the founder and CEO of Binance, is stepping down and has pleaded guilty to a number o

After cutting ties with Binance, Checkout.com says crypto companies are about 4% of its total processing volume

Credit cards payment processor Checkout.com views crypto as a meaningful space for merchant relationships but needs to continue to focus on regulatory growth, according to Céline Dufétel, president

Coinbase ‘committed’ to India, but disables sign-ups amid regulatory roadblock

Coinbase said Monday that it has disabled new user sign-ups on its exchange product in India but remains committed to the country, where its operations have been in limbo for over a year. The clarific

Checkout.com cuts ties with Binance, which is mulling legal action in response

Credit cards payments processor Checkout.com is no longer servicing Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, a spokesperson from the exchange told TechCrunch. “There is no impact on our servi

Sequoia does to itself what the Biden administration wants to do with Google

Mary Ann and Alex are back, and once again this week they tapped the TechCrunch roster for expert input. This week the Equity crew were thrilled to welcome Jacquie back to the show! All the cool kid

The SEC’s situationship with Binance and Coinbase keeps getting messier

Unless you live under a rock, you know that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission came out guns blazing on Monday and Tuesday, by suing the two largest crypto exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, re

Coinbase chief legal officer expects new crypto laws to come in wake of SEC lawsuits

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal on the exchange's plans amid SEC charges.

As SEC files motion to freeze Binance assets, crypto market remains green

A day after the SEC filed 13 charges against Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, as well as BAM Trading and BAM Management, it has requested a temporary restraining order to freeze assets for all of the p

After Binance, US SEC sues Coinbase for securities laws violations

The suit comes just one day after the SEC sued Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume, also over securities matters.

SEC claims BNB and BUSD are securities, including major tokens like SOL, ADA and MATIC

This highlights the fact that the SEC has, once again, taken the stance that most cryptocurrencies (aside from Bitcoin) are securities.

SEC’s lawsuit against Binance and CEO Zhao was a matter of ‘when, not if,’ industry players say

A number of industry players shared similar sentiments that the SEC charges against Binance were unsurprising.

SEC sues Binance and CEO Zhao over alleged mishandling funds, lying to regulators

The SEC is accusing Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, its CEO Changpeng Zhao and BAM Trading and BAM Management, of lying to regulators about its operations, according to a federal suit

Monthly crypto exchange volume tumbled in May, hitting 32-month low

Although there are a lot of builders in the crypto space, the total money being invested into the crypto market has hit 32-month lows in May.

Even as crypto exchanges exit Canada, Coinbase intends to play the ‘long game’

As crypto exchanges leave Canada amid new regulatory frameworks, a number of exchanges like Coinabse plan to stay in the market.

Binance is banking big on M&A and VC deals

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, Binance, is making big bets on M&A this year, focusing on geographical gaps and customer base.

Binance.US sailed away from its $1.3B deal with Voyager, now what?

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Earlier this week, Binance.US broke off its $1.3 billion deal to buy crypto broker Voyager Digital’s assets due to a “hostile and uncertain regulatory climate.” T

Are cryptocurrencies commodities or securities? Depends on which US agency you ask

As the CFTC and SEC diverge over whether cryptocurrencies are commodities or securities, market players feel confusion and want clarity.

Binance CFTC suit shows that ‘regulators will keep regulating and regulate more’

Binance's CFTC lawsuit may bring about more regulation for the crypto space and affect market players' confidence.

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violations

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume; its CEO Changpeng Zhao; and Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim, are being sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, accordin

Crypto giant Binance resumes withdrawals and spot trading after glitch caused outage

Binance has temporarily suspended all spot trading, deposits and withdrawals on the world's largest crypto exchange citing an "issue."
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