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Company announcement/crypto

Binance registers in India

Binance, the world’s leading virtual digital assets (VDAs) infrastructure provider, announced its registration as a reporting entity with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), marking Binance’s 19th global regulatory milestone.

15 August 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Binance recovers $73M in funds stolen from external parties

Binance, the leading blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is proud to share that its security team has recovered or otherwise frozen over $73 million in user funds from external hacks as of July 31 this year. This surpasses the approximately $55 million secured throughout 2023.

09 August 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Binance Labs invests in Particle Network

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Particle Network, the leading L1 solution for unifying all chains via Universal Accounts, addressing user and liquidity fragmentation in Web3.

01 August 2024

News/regulation

Canada fines Binance C$6m for AML violations

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been fined C$6 million by Canadian authorities for violating money laundering and terrorist financing laws.

10 May 2024

News/people

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao gets four month prison term

The founder of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, has been sentenced to four months in prison in the US after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements.

30 April 2024

News/people

Binance exec escapes Nigerian custody

A Binance executive detained by Nigerian authorities last month has escaped, according to local media reports. Meanwhile, the West African country has charged the cryptocurrency exchange with a host of tax evasion charges.

25 March 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Binance integrates Solana Network Integration into Web3 Wallet

Binance, the leading blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is thrilled to announce the integration of the Solana network with its Binance Web3 Wallet. This much-anticipated integration marks the latest update on Binance Web3 Wallet, solidifying the company’s commitment to continually enhancing the user experience and making Web3 more accessible.

15 March 2024

Company announcement/regulation

US court approves CFTC settlement against Binance and $2.7 billion penalty

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved the previously announced settlement and entered a consent order of permanent injunction, civil monetary penalty, and equitable relief against Changpeng Zhao and his companies Binance Holdings Limited, Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, and Binance (Services) Holdings Limited (together, Binance).

19 December 2023

News/people

Ronaldo hit with class action suit over Binance promotion

Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a $1 billion-plus class action lawsuit over his promotion of an NFT collection with controversial crypto exchange Binance.

29 November 2023

News/crypto

Do Kwan to be extradited from Montenegro

Terraform Lab’s former CEO Do Kwan is to be extradited to either South Korea or the USA following approval from a Court in Podgorica, Montenegro.

24 November 2023

News/crypto

Binance pays $4.3bn and CEO pleads guilty to settle US AML charges

Binance has agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle a long-running investigation by the US Department of Justice, with the crypto exchange's founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao also stepping down as CEO and pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements.

21 November 2023

News/crypto

Binance stops accepting new UK customers

Binance has stopped accepting new users in the UK while it works to find a partner to help it meet recently-introduced crypto asset promotion rules.

16 October 2023