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Exclusive-Israel seized Binance crypto accounts to 'thwart' Islamic State, document shows

Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the country's counter-terror authorities show.

Reuters

House GOP tries panel collaboration on crypto; Democrats leery - Roll Call

House Agriculture and Financial Services Republicans are collaborating in an effort to agree on a legislative framework for cryptocurrencies.

Roll Call

The startup that lets hedge funds bet millions on real-life events

With its bid to let Americans wager on elections put on ice by federal watchdogs, Kalshi Inc. is now shopping a plan to let hedge funds easily wager millions of dollars on more real-life events.

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Security? Commodity? What happens if crypto is both?

CFTC commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero on the age-old debate.

Fortune

Crypto exchange Binance has Australian financial services licence cancelled by Asic

Regulator says Binance must cease trading by 21 April after it incorrectly classified hundreds of retail customers as wholesale investors

The Guardian - AU

What Binance's US lawsuit says about the future for cryptocurrency regulation

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been hit with a lawsuit by US regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This is not the first time a cryptocurrency exchange has been charged by a regulator. But this particular case involves a regulator that does not directly oversee cryptocurrencies. This…

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From Hamas warnings to VIP perks and criminal clients: the US regulator’s claims against Binance

Just months after the FTX collapse, a US watchdog is suing Changpeng Zhao’s firm, the world’s biggest digital-asset market, over a slew of allegations that make jaw-dropping reading

The Guardian - UK

Will the CFTC's suit against Binance help Coinbase?

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleges that Binance “has facilitated potentially illegal activities.”

Fortune

As the crypto industry warns of offshoring, Binance represents the worst-case scenario for U.S. regulators

The new CFTC lawsuit reveals the operational black box of the stateless exchange.

Fortune

Binance hid extensive links to China for several years

Company documents show crypto exchange relied on country long after it said it had left in 2017

Financial Times

Inside Binance: Vast profits, hefty influencer payouts, and a ticking time bomb on its balance sheet

Binance's big investments in its own BNB coin and in kickbacks to social media influencers could expose it to bigger risks.

Fortune

The U.S. drops the hammer on Binance: What it means and what we still don't know

The CFTC's lawsuit against Binance is a major escalation by the U.S. government against the company and the broader crypto industry.

Fortune

Binance isn’t FTX. It’s much bigger and more systemically important to crypto

In every single corner of the crypto landscape, one name pops up: Binance.

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The most striking claims in the CFTC’s lawsuit against Binance

The top U.S. derivatives regulator’s lawsuit against crypto giant Binance Holdings Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao hammers at the company’s alleged concealment of rules violations in a breakneck pursuit of growth.

Fortune

The long-awaited crackdown on crypto's Binance is here and it has chat messages about alleged criminal clients: 'Like come on. They are here for crime'

The complaint filed against Binance alleges the company's top executives knew of and "tolerated" criminal activities facilitated by the platform.

Fortune

Bitcoin, Ether, Coinbase fall after CFTC sues Binance

The stocks of several crypto mining companies also took a dive.

The Guardian - UK

US regulator sues crypto exchange Binance and boss Changpeng Zhao

Complaint alleges firm grew US business despite stated intent to block US customers from platform

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'Binance knew they were violating CFTC rules': Top crypto exchange sued in U.S. federal court

The agency accuses Binance of disregarding U.S. laws to increase profits.

Reason

SEC to Coinbase: Nice Crypto Exchange You Got There, It'd Be a Shame if Something Happened to It

Coinbase says the agency's assault will "only drive innovation, jobs, and the entire industry overseas."

Fortune

Congress must pass stablecoin legislation, top crypto group tells lawmakers

The letter comes ahead of a pivotal congressional hearing on Thursday.

Fortune

Ether and stablecoins are commodities, CFTC’s Behnam argues

Contradictory views on cryptocurrencies are setting up a regulatory clash.

Fortune

Binance once tried to hire SEC Chair Gary Gensler

The SEC chair rejected the offer, and those of several other companies, while he worked at MIT from 2018 to 2021.

The Times of India

Nishad Singh, Indian-origin engineer at FTX, pleads guilty to fraud charges

NEW YORK: Nishad Singh, a 27-year-old engineer of Indian-origin, who previously served as the co-lead engineer of FTX Trading Ltd, has admitted to charges of committing fraud.

Reason

PredictIt Helps Forecast Election Results. Bureaucrats Are Trying To Kill It.

Election betting markets are often more reliable than pundits. Did the site steal user funds? No. Did they lie to people? No. Harm anyone? No.

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