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Trump pardons Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has pardoned the convicted Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the White House press secretary said Thursday, accusing Trump's predecessor Joe Biden of behaving in a "very hostile" manner toward the crypto industry.
Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."
Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business overseas.
US steps up crypto crackdown with Coinbase suit
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK: In their second major action against a big crypto player in two days, United States regulators sued Coinbase on Tuesday, alleging its failure to register as a securities exchange venue exposed investors to risk.
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.
US sports stars named in lawsuit over FTX's deceptive practices
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» NEW YORK - High-profile US sports stars and personalities have been named in a lawsuit over deceptive practices targeting investors who became victims of the stunning collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
After FTX collapse, cryptocurrency sector fights back
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» LONDON: The failure of the FTX platform has undermined investor confidence and threatened the young cryptocurrency sector, pushing its main players to mobilise to save it.
Cryptocurrency platform FTX files for bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 12/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Crisis-struck cryptocurrency platform FTX has gone bankrupt in the United States and its chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned, it said Friday, the latest blow in a saga that has reverberated across the digital currency landscape.
FTX collapse gives crypto sector 'another black eye'
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Even for a sector regularly rocked by bankruptcies, the collapse of FTX –- a cryptocurrency platform worth $32 billion at the beginning of the year -- came as a shock.