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First Mover Asia: Binance Deserves Some Criticisms, but It’s Not a ‘Ponzi Scheme’; Bitcoin Tumbles

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has a reasonable point in his lawsuit claiming defamation from a translated Chinese language article title; ether falls.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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Fed Nerves Hit Crypto; Philippines Crypto Tax Pushed

Crypto prices fall ahead of the Fed meeting. Philippine President Marcos Jr. pushes tax for digital services to boost economy, cut debt. Talks between FTX and Bithumb over a potential buyout raise questions. Sam Bankman-Fried lashes out at Voyager for rejecting FTX’s proposal. Binance’s Changpeng Zhao sues Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

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Binance CEO Sues Bloomberg’s Hong Kong Partner for Defamation

It's not the first time Zhao and Binance have sued the media.

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Binance Says It Doesn't Stake or Lend 'Locked' Dogecoin

The clarification comes after Twitterati questioned the inner working of the staking product dedicated to proof-of-work coins.

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SEC Hasn’t Subpoenaed Binance About BNB: FOIA Response

A Freedom of Information Act request by CoinDesk shows no record of a subpoena sent to Binance regarding BNB in 2022.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Emily Parker, CoinDesk executive director (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Why Crypto Matters: A Conversation With the Head of the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Binance Founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao joins CoinDesk's Executive Director Emily Parker at Consensus 2022 to discuss the current state and outlook for the future of crypto.

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Celsius Plans Repayment Options; Bitcoin Breaks $22,000

Celsius claims Bitcoin mining plan could help pay customers back. ether (ETH) price breaks $1,600, Ethereum classic (ETC) surges 22%. India says a ban on crypto would require international collaboration. Binance fined by Dutch central bank for improper registration. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Binance Fined $3.4M by Dutch Central Bank

The Dutch Central Bank has fined cryptocurrency exchange Binance 3.3 million euros ($3.4 million) for continuing to offer services to Dutch citizens without required registration, according to a release on Monday. “The Hash” panel discusses the penalization.

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Binance Fined $3.4M by Dutch Central Bank

The crypto exchange was penalized for failing to register in the Netherlands.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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More Than $400M in BNB Burned in Quarterly Move

The action is part of an automatic system to reduce the total supply of BNB to 100 million.

Over 1.9 million BNB tokens were burned on Wednesday (Getty Images)