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Binance sees over $45m in funds withdrawn amidst criminal charges

Binance faces significant user fund outflows and a drop in BNB value following the DoJ’s criminal charges and CEO Changpeng Zhao’s potential departure. Binance is seeing significant outflows from its exchange following the earlier news of the U.S. DoJ charging the leading exchange with three major crimes. Nansen, a blockchain analytics

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Binance in Talks to Pay Over $4B to US Justice Department to End Ongoing Criminal Case but There’s Catch

Binance will reportedly pay no less than $4 billion in fines to keep operating in the United States. Binance Holding Ltd may have reportedly reached a settlement agreement with the United States Justice Department (DoJ). That is according to a recent report by Bloomberg. Citing sources with inside knowledge of the

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U.S. DOJ seeks $4b settlement from Binance, CEO may face criminal charges

The U.S. Department of Justice proposes a $4 billion settlement with Binance, potentially implicating founder Changpeng Zhao in a landmark case involving allegations of money laundering and sanction violations. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly in advanced stages of finalizing a significant financial settlement with Binance. This settlement, potentially

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Binance in Talks to Pay More Than $4B to End U.S. Criminal Case vs Crypto Exchange: Bloomberg

Binance Holding Ltd. would be asked to pay $4 billion to settle U.S. Department of Justice accusations of multiple criminal violations, according to a report from Bloomberg News on negotiations between the DOJ and the company, which are also leaving open the possibility that its founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao would

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China announces criminal penalties for theft of digital assets including NFTs

The Chinese government has officially declared that the theft of digital collections, including NFTs, will be legally treated as property theft, signifying a significant shift in the nation’s approach to digital asset regulation. On Nov. 10, the Chinese government issued a significant statement regarding the legal status of digital collections, including

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China declares stealing digital collections like NFTs liable for criminal theft sentence

The Chinese government released a statement on Nov. 10 declaring that anyone stealing digital collections, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), will be subject to theft sentences.It outlines three views on the type of crime that theft of digital collections falls under, the first two classifying it as either data or

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Jury directions begin in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial

Closing arguments for the criminal trial of Sam Bankman Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of crypto exchange FTX, have officially concluded with U.S. Southern District of New York Judge Lewis Kaplan moving to jury instructions.As per the indictment from last December, Bankman-Fried faces a total of seven charges, including two

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