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Binance pleads guilty to US money laundering violations, CEO Changpeng Zhao steps down

Binance Holdings Ltd, the entity that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty on Tuesday and has agreed to pay over $4 billion to resolve…

Binance receives operational MVP license in Dubai

Crypto asset trading platform Binance's Dubai subsidiary Binance FZE has become the first exchange to receive the operational minimum viable product (MVP) license from Dubai's…

Binance launches new platform in Japan

Crypto asset trading platform Binance has launched Binance Japan, its new platform designed for the Japanese market. Binance said in a statement on Tuesday that it believes this…

US SEC charges cryptocurrency platform Coinbase a day after suing Binance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday charged Coinbase, Inc. with operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange,…

US SEC files 13 charges against Binance entities & Founder Changpeng Zhao

Editor's note: the article has been updated with Binance and Binance.US's responses. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US on Monday charged Binance Holdings…

Gulf Binance secures digital asset operator licenses in Thailand

Gulf Binance Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Binance and Gulf Innova Co., Ltd. (Gulf), announced Friday that it has now secured digital asset operator licenses from the…

Binance invests in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has invested in GOPAX, a leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange licensed to…

Crypto winter exacerbated by FTX fallout; What’s ahead in 2023?

The crypto industry is at a watershed moment; getting things right in the coming year will matter profoundly The wild year of 2022 The year 2022 will perhaps be marked as the…

Binance enters Japan after acquiring Sakura Exchange BitCoin

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced Wednesday it has acquired 100 percent of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC),…

Binance to commit $1B for “Industry Recovery Initiative” for Web3

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday announced the launch of a recovery initiative for the crypto industry, through which the exchange and other…