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Voyager-Binance.US Legal Fight Must Be Resolved by April 13, Court Documents Say

Voyager Digital's creditors stand to lose $100 million if delays caused by government objections to Binance.US' deal to buy Voyager drag on.

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Binance's Market Share Hits Lowest Level Since November After CFTC Lawsuit, End of Zero-Fee Trading

The exchange's share of trading volume has dropped to 54% from 70% over the past two weeks.

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Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess

@cobie's encrypted message read: "Interpol Red Notice for CZ," Binance's CEO. After someone cracked the code, the post spooked markets, even though it was just a rumor.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Government Case Against Voyager-Binance.US Deal Has 'Substantial' Merits, Judge Says

District Judge Jennifer Rearden has put the $1 billion deal on hold but said she’d expedite an appeal to avoid too much delay

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Markets

TUSD Stablecoin Daily Trading Volume Surpasses $1B After Binance Boost

The surge follows Binance’s decision a week ago to eliminate the zero-fee trading discount on the platform except for the BTC-TUSD pair.

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Potential Implications of CFTC Lawsuit Against Binance

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Binance, the exchange’s founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), and a couple of other entities on charges of failing to register as a “futures commission merchant” while offering unregistered crypto derivatives options to U.S. customers. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the significance of the lawsuit.

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Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises Over $100M in New Funding Round: Report

Ledger has raised most of a 100 million euros ($109 million) funding round at a valuation of 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), the company told Bloomberg. Media outlets first reported on a potential new round last August. “The Hash” team discusses the importance of Ledger and the timing of this raise post-FTX collapse and the CFTC's recent lawsuit against Binance.

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Binance’s On-Chain Balance Stands at Nearly $65B Despite CFTC Lawsuit: Nansen Data

Data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen reveals that Binance's on-chain balance remains high, despite the CFTC suit against the crypto exchange that dropped this past week. Nansen Customer Success Manager Jason Meng discusses what the on-chain analytics tool provider is seeing in regards to Binance's outflows following regulatory turbulence for the world's largest crypto exchange.

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Binance's $2B Weekly Net Outflows 'Not Out of the Norm': Nansen Analyst

Binance's on-chain balance remains high, despite U.S. regulators charging the crypto exchange for allegedly violating U.S. federal law this past week. Nansen Customer Success Manager Jason Meng tells "First Mover" that Binance saw about $2 billion of net outflows in the past seven days and that's "not out of the norm" for the exchange.

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Bitcoin Rises Above $28.5K Despite Binance's Legal Woes

Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied more than 17% in the past two weeks, displaying resilience amid ongoing tension stemming from Binance’s recent legal woes. 3IQ Head of Research Mark Connors discusses the crypto market's reaction to recent headwinds in the regulatory space and his short-term outlook on the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

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