Binance


Policy

Nigeria Sues Binance for $81.5 Billion in Economic Losses, Back Taxes: Report

The Federal Inland Revenue Service is looking for $79.5 billion for economic losses and $2 billion plus interest in back taxes.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance.US Restores US Dollar Deposits and Withdrawals After Surviving Chokepoint 2.0

Access to fiat services begins Wednesday, and will be gradually rolled out to all eligible customers over the coming days, Binance.US said.

Binance.US Chief Operating Officer Christopher Blodgett (Binance.US)

Policy

Binance and SEC Move to Halt Case, Find an Early Resolution

The newly launched crypto task force could help " facilitate the potential resolution of this case," the court filing said.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Binance Bitcoin Reserves Slumped $355M in January as User Balances Rose by $4.4B

The ratio of Binance USDT reserves to user balances also dropped significantly.

Richard Teng (Binance)

Policy

French Prosecutors Expand Money Laundering, Tax Fraud Probe Against Binance: Reuters

The investigation is focused on alleged offenses committed in both France and the broader European Union from 2019 to 2024.

Richard Teng

Finance

Travala, Crypto-Native Travel Website, Said to Receive Unsolicited Takeover Approach

Discussions are at an early stage and the Binance-backed travel platform may decide to remain independent, people close to the matter said.

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Finance

Binance Labs Gets Major Overhaul With CZ Taking Active Role in Investments

The former venture capital arm of Binance will become the family office of CZ and Binance co-founder Yi He, Bloomberg reported.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan: ‘It Would Be an Honor to Serve My Country Again’

Gambaryan has been recommended for several high profile crypto crime fighting roles by people associated with the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, which Donald Trump attended.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Markets

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows

XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

24-hour volume trends on Coinbase. (Coingecko)

Markets

Binance's BNB Hits Fresh Record, Breaks Out of 3-Year Range as Altcoin Rotation Accelerates

Older cryptocurrencies with regulatory overhang were among the biggest gainers over the past month as Donald Trump's election victory promises a friendlier U.S. regulatory environment toward digital assets.

BNB price broke above $700 to new record highs (TradingView)