“There are constant hourly net outflows of bitcoin and stablecoins after the CZ’s resignation announcement,” Hochan Chung, head of marketing at CryptoQuant, told CoinDesk. “However, compared to the total reserves of Binance, the current volume is not yet significant at all.” Source
Analysts at Matrixport do not rule out there will be pressure to ‘right-size’ Binance. With Changpeng Zhao leaving Binance as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the crypto exchange will likely have from two to three years before competition in the market starts affecting the company’s position, according to a new report. Analysts at Matrixport, a Singapore based crypto management platform founded by Jihan Wu, wrote that there “will likely be pressure to ‘right-size’ the company.” As of July 2023, Binance had almost 8,000 employees and even planned to hire more,…
Data from CoinGlass show, exchanges have liquidated crypto perpetual futures positions worth $227 million in the past 24 hours. Bullish longs accounted for nearly 80% of the tally. Meanwhile, over $67 million worth of bitcoin longs and shorts, referring to bets on and against price rises, respectively, have been liquidated in the past 24 hours. This was among the highest liquidation events in 2023. Original
As of writing, BTC traded close to $36,400, having tanked over 4.5% to $35,700 Tuesday. BNB changed hands at $234, recovering from the overnight low of $223, CoinDesk data show. Both currencies, however, were still down 3.3% and 11.5% on a 24-hour basis, nursing hangover from Tuesday’s events, which saw Binance agree to a $4.3 billion settlement for violating sanctions and money-transmitting laws. Binance’s founder CZ pleaded guilty and stepped down as CEO in what’s called one of the largest corporate penalties ever, CoinDesk previously reported. Original
Further, Binance appears to be overcollateralized for many of the largest assets on its books, like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), tether (USDT) and others, meaning Binance’s net balances are more than it owes customers. In other words, if every Binance customer withdrew every bitcoin they owned, the exchange would have bitcoins to spare. Source
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been released from custody on a $175 million personal recognizance bond. Source
Binance faces a pivotal change as CEO Changpeng Zhao agrees to step down and the company prepares to pay $4.3 billion in fines, following a settlement with the SEC over anti-money laundering violations. Changpeng Zhao’s decision to step down as CEO of Binance and plead guilty to violating U.S. anti-money-laundering requirements has sparked a complex interaction with U.S. regulatory bodies, particularly in the context of a substantial settlement agreement. The unfolding situation involves intricate negotiations and exchanges between Zhao, Binance and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to…
Crypto markets were subjected to a heavy dose of volatility on Nov. 21 as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and U.S. Treasury announced a $4.3-billion settlement with Binance and that former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao will plead guilty to one felony charge as part of a settlement over criminal and civil cases with the cryptocurrency exchange. United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the DOJ reached a $4.3 billion resolution with Binance and CZ. The agreement required CZ to plead guilty to…
Brian Armstrong, CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, thinks that his company made the right decision to comply with U.S. money transmitter licensing laws. In a Nov. 21 social media post, Armstrong weighed in on the news that rival exchange Binance is pleading guilty to criminal charges, stating that he is glad his own exchange decided to obtain money transmitter licenses, even though it put the company at a competitive disadvantage. Since the founding of Coinbase back in 2012 we have taken a long-term view. I knew we needed to embrace…
Crypto exchange Binance and its founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will pay nearly $3 billion in fines to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settling the regulator’s lawsuit against it. The company is also settling with the U.S. Department of Justice and Treasury Department in parallel actions on Tuesday. Source