Binance
Why Binance is suing the Wall Street Journal
Binance has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a February article claiming the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the exchange for transactions linked to Iran. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Binance sues Wall Street Journal as newspaper says U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating Iran transactions
The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 billion anti-money laundering and sanctions settlement in 2023.
Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
Binance tells Senate probe no accounts sent crypto directly to Iran
Crypto exchange pushed back on $1.7 billion Iran-linked flow allegations and called media reports behind the probe “defamatory.”
Ex-Binance communications lead joins stablecoin specialist KAST
Brad Jaffe, the former global communications leader at Binance, becomes chief communications officer at KAST.
Ondo Finance tokenized stocks platform on Binance wins regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi
The regulatory nod will let UAE-based financial institutions deal in tokenized equities on Binance's regulated trading venue.
PayPay, 40% owner of Binance Japan, seeks up to $1.1 billion in Nasdaq IPO
The Nasdaq-bound payments firm backed by SoftBank targets a valuation above $10 billion.
U.S. Senate Democrats asked Treasury, DOJ to probe Binance's illicit finance controls
Nine lawmakers asked the federal agencies to investigate the global crypto exchange after reports of potential funding channeled to terrorist groups.
U.S. Senator probes into Binance over alleged $1.7B Iran ties
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has opened an investigation into Binance following reports that $1.7 billion was transferred to Iran-linked organizations. Binance denies the claims, but is the world's largest exchange in trouble again given sanctions violations in the past? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
U.S. Senator opens probe on Binance over alleged $1.7 billion flow to Iranian entities
Richard Blumenthal sent Binance co-chief Richard Teng a letter asking him for records about the exchange’s dealings with Iran-linked entities and the alleged dismissal of its investigators.
