Binance says intel shared with authorities led to capture of senior ISIS members in Asia

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, claims that its investigations team helped identify and apprehend senior members of the ISIS branch, ISKP, in Tajikistan and Turkey through intelligence gathered by monitoring a popular Telegram channel used by ISIS members and tracing the crypto wallet address of a terrorist leader.

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8/22/2023

Binance Needs to Get Off Twitter

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, caused confusion by mistakenly announcing on social media that euro transactions were no longer available, but it was clarified that euro transactions will continue until September 25th with Binance's banking partner in the region. However, the exchange is currently facing legal troubles and difficulties in various countries, making it challenging to find alternatives.

8/25/2023

Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has contacted low-liquidity token projects to enhance their liquidity protection by requesting details about their market makers and asking if they would contribute tokens to Binance savings pools.

8/27/2023

Binance under scrutiny, increased enforcement amid growing scams, Pepe’s drama

Binance faces scrutiny over SEPA concerns, market manipulation allegations, and sanction violations, while regulators crack down on crypto-related crimes; meanwhile, scams and allegations of insider trading plague the crypto industry.

8/28/2023

Binance Restricts Russian Clients to Ruble Transactions

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has banned Russia-based users from trading in all currencies except the ruble due to a U.S. Justice Department investigation into possible violation of financial sanctions on Russia.

9/6/2023

Top Binance execs in Russia leave as firm considers exiting the market

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is experiencing the departure of two key executives in the Russian market, raising questions about the company's future in the region amidst regulatory challenges and potential sanctions.

9/13/2023

Binance.US Lays Off 100 Employees Amid Ongoing Legal Battle with SEC

Binance.US, the United States arm of the crypto exchange, has cut around a third of its staff and its CEO has departed amid legal action from US regulators.

9/15/2023

SEC Accuses Binance.US of Not Cooperating Fully with Probe, Violating Prior Deal

Binance.US is accused by the SEC of not cooperating in a probe and violating federal securities law by using a custody provider provided by its international arm, but the exchange claims that regulators are on a "futile fishing expedition" and asserts that customer assets are safe.

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Posted 8/25/2023, 6:49:00 PM