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Genesis Sues Gemini to Recover 'Preferential Transfers' Worth $689M

Genesis and Gemini have been embroiled in a public and legal feud since the collapse of FTX.

Genesis (Spencer Wing/Pixabay)

Policy

Binance's Busy Day, Kraken's Second SEC Fight

Binance will pay the U.S. government $4.3 billion to settle criminal and civil charges.

Federal officials announced the various actions against Binance last November. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Released on $175M Bond, Will Be Sentenced in February

Binance settled charges with the DOJ, agreeing to pay $4.3 billion.

Changpeng Zhao speaking at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Handing Over Record $1.35B Fine in CFTC Settlement

The company's CFTC penalties, which were paired with an agreement to give back a separate $1.35 billion to wronged customers, are a big piece of the $4.3 billion in total cash going to the U.S. government, including the U.S. DOJ and Treasury.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at a press conference on Nov. 21, 2023. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance to Make 'Complete Exit' From U.S., Pay Billions to FinCEN, OFAC on Top of DOJ Settlement

The crypto exchange, which is settling charges with the Department of Justice, will appoint a monitor as well.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland discusses the Binance case on Nov. 21, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Canadian Regulator Seeks Feedback on Disclosure Rules for Bank Crypto Exposures

The country hopes to align local requirements with those proposed by international banking regulators.

Canada has unveiled new bank-capital plans for crypto (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Global to Shut Down

All trading on the platform will be disabled on Dec. 4, several months after Bittrex's U.S. arm filed for bankruptcy and stopped operations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Celsius to Transition to Mining-Only NewCo After SEC Feedback in Updated Bankruptcy Plan

On Monday, a few hours before the Celsius announcement, CoinDesk reported that the SEC wanted more information about the assets of the former crypto lender.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX-Backed Anthropic’s CEO Declined OpenAI's Merger Offer: The Information

FTX bought a stake in Anthropic supposedly worth $500 million, according to an internal document circulated before last November’s bankruptcy filing.

(TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Kraken Accused by SEC of Operating Unregistered Platform, Improperly Mixing Customer Funds

The U.S. crypto exchange is the latest targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a series of similar actions being fought in court by other companies.

Kraken co-founder and chairman Jesse Powell was CEO of the company during most of the time the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused it of operating illegally. (CoinDesk)