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Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ

The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Binance-Nigeria Brawl Continues as Country Asks Exchange to Submit List of Top 100 Users

Nigeria is also demanding all transaction history spanning the past six months from Binance.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The exchange must face a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled. The SEC is all over it.

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El Salvador Bags Major Bitcoin Gains; Hong Kong's Stablecoin Push

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including El Salvador's major gains from the recent bitcoin (BTC) rally. The Central American nation is sitting on $84 million in unrealized profit on the holdings it first started acquiring in September 2021. Plus, the Binance saga continues in Nigeria, and Hong Kong starts a regulatory sandbox for potential stablecoin issuers.

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Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports

"We are working collaboratively with Nigerian authorities to bring Nadeem and Tigran back home safely to their families,” a Binance spokesperson told CoinDesk.

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Appeals Court Revives Aspiring Class Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The ruling doesn't have any implications on whether certain crypto tokens are securities.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

'Groundhog Day' in Crypto as Bitcoin Again Plunges Following New Record

The world's largest crypto briefly rose above $70,000 Friday, but immediately tumbled about 5% to below $67,000.

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Nigeria's SEC Updates Guidelines for Crypto Firms in Bid to Stop Criminal Activity: Report

Nigeria's government has started a fresh crackdown on crypto firms, reportedly blocking access to several, including Binance, Coinbase and Kraken.

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Binance.US Slashed Two-Thirds of Its Workforce as Revenue Plunged After SEC Lawsuit: Court Transcript

"The allegations of the SEC severely undermined institutional trust in our platform," Binance.US executive Christopher Blodgett said during a deposition.

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Binance.US Not Being Totally Forthcoming, SEC Complains in New Filing

The SEC and Binance.US filed a joint status report detailing ongoing discovery efforts on Tuesday.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.