Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria over money laundering charges
Tigran Gambaryan faces allegations of ‘serious criminality’ on behalf of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
April 2024
Binance founder sentenced to four months for money laundering
Binance founder faces possible three-year jail term over ‘wild west’ business model
December 2023
Observer business agenda
A Farage farrago, crypto crime and rivers of cash: the 2023 Observer business awards
Bank boss Alison Rose, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, Sarah Bentley of Thames Water and OpenAI’s Sam Altman feature highly on this year’s prestigious honours list
TechScape newsletter
Techscape: The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’
Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR market – the stories that really mattered this year
Cristiano Ronaldo faces US$1bn lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs
Class-action lawsuit alleges footballer’s promotion of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange was ‘deceptive and unlawful’
November 2023
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: Why billions in sanctions can’t bring down Binance
In this week’s newsletter: Changpeng Zhao has pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money-laundering laws but will the enforcement end there?
Changpeng Zhao: another crypto king is dethroned by America’s courts
Weeks after the Bankman-Fried trial, the billionaire founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange has been fined $50m and resigned
Crypto giant Binance admits to money laundering and agrees to pay $4.3bn
CEO Changpeng Zhao will resign and pay a $50m individual fine as part of a plea deal with the US Justice Department
June 2023
Binance to quit the Netherlands and faces investigation in France
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: The US is clamping down on cryptocurrency – is the UK next?
US targets Binance and Coinbase – is the government ready to regulate crypto?
Binance.US prepares to suspend US dollar deposits and withdrawals from exchange
SEC crypto crackdown: US regulator sues Binance and Coinbase
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance hits back at SEC lawsuit, saying allegations ‘simply wrong’ – as it happened
SEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao for ‘mishandling billions of dollars’
May 2023
Westpac bans transfers to world’s largest crypto exchange Binance
Bank customers can no longer make payments to the cryptocurrency exchange, in a move to reduce scams
April 2023
Crypto exchange Binance has Australian financial services licence cancelled by Asic
From Hamas warnings to VIP perks and criminal clients: the US regulator’s claims against Binance
March 2023
US regulator sues crypto exchange Binance and boss Changpeng Zhao
Complaint alleges firm grew US business despite stated intent to block US customers from platform
