USA | ForkLog - Part 73

ForkLog 15 22.11.2023

Analysts weigh Binance prospects after deal with US authorities

Matrixport: Binance will remain among the largest CEXs over the next two to three years; the deal with US agencies is a positive outcome, despite the absence of the SEC.

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ForkLog 33 21.11.2023

Changpeng Zhao to pay $50 million under U.S. DOJ settlement

Binance will pay $1.81 billion over 15 months, and $2.51 billion as part of the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Meanwhile, the exchange’s head Changpeng Zhao (CZ) will personally pay $50 million.

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ForkLog 29 21.11.2023

Media: Changpeng Zhao to step down as Binance to pay $4.3 billion in penalties

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to announce separate but related enforcement actions in the Binance case.

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ForkLog 25 21.11.2023

US DOJ seeks $4 billion from Binance to end investigations

The U.S. Department of Justice has sought $4 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as part of a deal to end the ongoing criminal investigation.

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ForkLog 20 17.11.2023

US presidential candidate criticises sanctions on Tornado Cash

On November 16, the Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy unveiled the Three Freedoms of Crypto concept.

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ForkLog 10 17.11.2023

CoinShares secures option to acquire Valkyrie Funds

The exchange-traded product (ETP) provider CoinShares has secured an option to acquire its competitor Valkyrie Funds, part of the Valkyrie Investments group.

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ForkLog 31 14.11.2023

Swan Bitcoin bans crypto mixers as privacy battle looms

The California-based Bitcoin platform Swan Bitcoin warned users by email of an indefinite ban on direct use of crypto mixers.

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ForkLog 26 10.11.2023

Bitwise denies links with the bankrupt, similarly named Bitwise Industries project

Bitwise Asset Management said there are no ties to the California-based technology startup Bitwise Industries amid regulatory troubles.

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ForkLog 28 10.11.2023

Ex-head of OneCoin compliance pleads guilty

The former head of the legal and compliance department of the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid, Irina Dilkinska, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering.

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ForkLog 15 07.11.2023

U.S. Senator Proposes Cutting SEC Chair’s Salary to $1

In amendments to the bill 'On Financial Services and U.S. Government Administration', Senator Tim Burchett has proposed cutting the salary of SEC chair Gary Gensler to $1.

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ForkLog 31 06.11.2023

Mango Markets attacker moved to jail alongside Sam Bankman-Fried

The trial of Avraham Eisenberg, accused in the Mango Markets attack, has been postponed to next year, court documents indicate. The hearing was originally scheduled for December 4, but the defense requested a delay after their client was unexpectedly transferred from a prison in New Jersey to a Brooklyn detention center. It was to that facility that the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, was sent in August, where he remains after his guilty plea.

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ForkLog 16 06.11.2023

Georgia extradites to the United States the organizer of a cryptocurrency-laundering scheme

Georgian authorities, at Interpol's request, extradited to the United States the suspect accused of running fraudulent money-laundering schemes through cryptocurrencies and binary options.

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