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Kevin O'Leary on Future of Crypto Exchanges, Regulation

A trio of Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare and CoinSmart are confirming plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chair Kevin O'Leary and Dean Skurka, President and Interim CEO of WonderFi, discuss the move and how Canada, as a crypto "guinea pig," offers regulatory clarity in ways that the U.S. doesn't. O'Leary also weighs in on the recent regulatory scrutiny Binance and Coinbase are facing in the U.S.

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Kevin O'Leary Weighs in on Future of Binance

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has seen a sizable drop in market share after the U.S. CFTC accused it of fraud. O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary weighs in on the outlook for Binance, stating it has two options: "sit down with the regulators, pay the penalty and disclose ownership ...[or] remain in the shadows."

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Binance's Market Share Hits Lowest Since November After CFTC Lawsuit: Kaiko Data

Binance remains the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, but it’s seen a dramatic drop in market share after a U.S. regulator accused it of fraud and the exchange eliminated zero-fee trading for some trading pairs. This comes as Binance's BNB token is rebounding after dropping sharply on an unverified rumor that CZ faced an international law enforcement request to detain him. The tweet was from the private Twitter account of crypto influencer Cobie.

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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)

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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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