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Criminal changes against Binance may closely follow U.S. Securities and Enforcement Commission (SEC) action, according to a former prominent securities regulator member. John Reed Stark, a seasoned cybersecurity expert with extensive experience at the SEC, has issued a stern...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) withdrawals from leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance are experiencing difficulties amid severe network congestion.  What Happened: The issue has to do with the significant number of pending transactions and record-high fees, prompting Binance to temporarily halt...

Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as "CZ", the CEO of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has disputed the claim that he is the third richest man in finance. What Happened: According to Bloomberg’s list, CZ has a net worth of $28.2 billion. However, CZ himself dismissed these...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as "CZ" said that the crypto space requires more decentralized exchanges. What Happened: According to CZ, DeFi platform PancakeSwap has most of the users while Uniswap has the highest Total Value Locked (TVL). "That’s still too centralized," CZ...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao — better known as “CZ” — has responded to suspicions about the "abnormal price movements" of certain trading pairs on the exchange.  What Happened: On Sunday, Binance noticed unusual price changes for certain trading pairs that...

Major coins surged on Monday, with the overall cryptocurrency market capitalization rising nearly 4.5% to $843.35 billion. Cryptocurrency  Performance Price (Monday, 9:45 pm EST) Bitcoin +4.25% $16,757 Ethereum +6.17% $1,259 Dogecoin +6.80% $0.086 What Happened: Bitcoin (...

Martin Shkreli, who became known for raising the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000%, discussed the potential merger of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX with rival Binance Tuesday with Do Kwon, a South Korean fugitive. What Happened: “This is a depressing conversation,” Kwon said...

Binance CEO and co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao said on Wednesday he was prepared to join Twitter's board of directors as a favor to Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, though he was already very busy with his cryptocurrency exchange. “I’m...

Even as Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk acquired social networking giant Twitter in a $44 billion deal, Binance co-founder and CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao announced on Friday the company “wired” $500 million towards the purchase, making the crypto exchange a...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Thursday the creation of its new Global Advisory Board, a strategic group of professionals who will counsel it on the regulatory, political and societal challenges the sector is facing. Britain’s former Minister of State for...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao ("CZ") sent a tweet on July 11 alarming the Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) community of a potential exploit on Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI). What Happened: Uniswap is among the original DeFi applications on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The smart contracts that comprise...

Binance.US (CRYPTO: BNB) has appointed Jasmine Lee, ex-Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) Holdings executive, as its Chief Financial Officer. On July 7, Binance.US announced former PayPal executive Jasmine Lee to be its new CFO. According to Reuters, Lee took the position from interim CFO Eric Segal, who was...

Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) CEO Changpeng Zhao denies providing hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) with a large-scale credit line. What Happened: Singapore-based cryptocurrency hedge fund 3AC recently experienced insolvency when it was liquidated by numerous crypto firms after being unable...

CEO Changpeng Zhao announced earlier Monday that Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) has temporarily paused withdrawals of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a result of severe market instability and a stuck on-chain transaction. This is only impacting the Bitcoin network. You can still withdraw Bitcoin on...

Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN), has purchased a $133 million home in Los Angeles. What Happened: Armstrong bought the multi-million dollar mansion from Japanese entrepreneur Hideki Tomita in December, according to a report from The...