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Major Aussie bank to decline and limit payments to 'high-risk' crypto exchanges

James Roberts, Commonwealth Bank General Manager of Group Fraud Management Services cited a huge scale of "investment scams" involving crypto exchanges.

Do Kwon could serve prison in both US and South Korea, prosecutor says

South Korean senior prosecutor Dan Sunghan says Kwon's extradition to South Korea makes better sense, but suggested Kwon could also serve time in the US too.

EMAX class action against Kim K and Mayweather is back on, says judge

While a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last year, U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald has given the plaintiffs a new chance at pursuing action against the celebrities.

CEX trading volumes fell to 4-year lows even before Binance, Coinbase suits

Monthly trading volumes on centralized exchanges continued to fall in May as regulators tighten their grip on the industry.

Republican crypto bill a ‘10x improvement’ on all others: Messari CEO

Speaking in a Twitter Space hosted by Coinbase on June 7, Ryan Selkis praised the new crypto bill for providing new firms with a clear path to compliance.

SEC chair Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019: Lawyers claim

Years before serving as head of the SEC, Gary Gensler offered up his advisory services to Binance, the exchange's lawyers allege.

Circle is latest recipient of Major Payment Institution license in Singapore

The stablecoin issuer is the second crypto company to receive Singapore’s MPI license this month, following Crypto.com.

US District Court issues summons for Binance CEO Changpen Zhao over SEC action

According to the summons, CZ’s current residential address is in the Mediterranean island nation of Malta.

Evidence in SEC suit includes 2022 testimony of Binance.US’ long silent ex-CEO

Catherine Coley left social media and the CEO job, but the SEC brought her in to testify the following year.

Binance.US halts trading for dozens of USDT, BTC, BUSD pairs amid SEC lawsuit

Binance’s arm in the United States suspended its OTC trading platform and reduced the number of supported convert trading pairs.

Binance and CZ sued by the SEC

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses the details of the SEC’s lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao.

Heilpern loves Bitcoin, hates bullshit… was a China state media journo: Hall of Flame

Layah Heilpern has attracted a big following for her no-bullshit take on Bitcoin. Weirdly, in a former life she worked for China state media.

SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase unifies the crypto industry

Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith said that while the SEC’s approach to regulation is expected due to its anti-crypto stance, it’s still “unacceptable.“

SEC lawsuit against Binance stalls Gopax acquisition deal in South Korea

The FSC rejected Gopax’s executive change report filed on March 7 and claimed it was very difficult to accept the acquisition requests amid accusations of securities laws violations.

The Philippines delays publishing crypto framework

Despite the wave of market failures in 2022, the Philippines' financial regulator decided not to rush the legal framework on the crypto industry, earlier planned to be published late last year.

SEC lawsuit claims Binance.US, Changpeng Zhao put customer funds ‘at significant risk’

One of the latest SEC filings in its lawsuit against Binance says billions in customer funds are at the “mercy” of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.

US Financial Services Committee sets date to discuss future of crypto

The committee did not disclose all the specific topics for discussion, but the community anticipates that the hearing will address critical issues in the space.

SEC's Gensler claims ‘parallels’ between Binance and FTX, yet one wasn't sued

“Every major player has been sued by the SEC except for FTX,” several members of the crypto community have noted.

SEC, Gensler-themed memecoins surge amid Binance and Coinbase lawsuits

Memecoins that draw their likeness from Gary Gensler and the SEC have rallied significantly since the regulator sued Binance and Coinbase.

Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by senators over ‘leak’ of LLaMA AI model

The senators weren’t happy with the “seemingly minimal” protections to fight against fraud and cybercrime in Meta’s AI model.

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