Binace, SEC Strike Deal Over US Customers’ Assets Amid Ongoing Lawsuit

[ad_1] Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, and Binance.US have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that U.S. customer assets remain in the United States until a sweeping lawsuit filed this month by the regulatory agency is resolved. The agreement, disclosed in court papers filed late on Friday, … Read more

Binance.US Said to Have Laid Off Employees After US SEC Charges

[ad_1] The US affiliate of crypto giant Binance has carried out a round of layoffs since regulators last week charged it with violating securities laws and sought to freeze its assets, said two people with knowledge of the dismissals and employees’ social media posts. One of the sources said around 50 people were laid off. … Read more

Binance.US Halts Dollar Deposits, Asks Customers to Withdraw Dollar Funds

[ad_1] The US affiliate of Binance said it was halting dollar deposits and gave customers until Tuesday to withdraw their dollar funds, after the US securities regulator asked a court to freeze its assets. Binance.US, the purportedly independent partner of Binance, said in a tweet on Thursday that its banking partners were preparing to stop … Read more

Binance CEO’s Firm Received Funds via Client Deposit Company, Claims SEC

[ad_1] Merit Peak, an offshore trading company controlled by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, received around $11 billion (nearly Rs. 90,890 crore) of client assets through a Seychelles-based firm set up to take customer deposits, a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows. The SEC filing, which on Tuesday asked a US court to freeze Binance’s … Read more

Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Hopeful to Provide 35 Percent Customer Payout

[ad_1] Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35 percent of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds down its operations after a failed buyout attempt by crypto exchange Binance.US. US Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles approved Voyager’s proposed liquidation plan at a court hearing in Manhattan on Wednesday, allowing the company … Read more