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New Binance CEO Sees No Need for IPO as He Plots 100-Year Strategy for Crypto Exchange

Richard Teng, who replaced founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in November, is playing the long game.

Binance CEO Richard Teng speaking to CoinDesk journalists in New York. (Jennifer Sanasie/CoinDesk)

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Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto Allegedly Sent to Support Protests in the Country: Reports

Nigerian authorities have traced $50 million of cryptocurrency sent to support recent protests, local media reported.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Binance Completes Registration With India's Financial Intelligence Unit Months After Being Fined

The registration was provisionally approved in May, subject to the crypto exchange paying a fine of about $2.2 million.

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Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering

The Latin American country's agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products.

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Celsius Filed for Tether to Relinquish $3.3B of Bitcoin; Ripple Began Stablecoin Testing

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as bankrupt crypto lender Celsius asked a U.S. court to order stablecoin issuer Tether to relinquish more than 57,000 bitcoin. Plus, Tigran Gambaryan's family alleges that the Binance executive is being denied adequate access to his lawyers, and Ripple's new stablecoin is being tested on Ethereum and XRP Ledger.

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Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions

The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.

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Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating

Gambaryan was pushed into a Abuja, Nigeria courtroom on July 16th in a wheelchair for his last hearing.

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

Markets

Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC Combined Supply Grew $3B Amid Crypto Market Rebound

Stablecoins serve a key role in the crypto space and their expanding supply is usually a sign of health of the broader market.

Ethereum ETFs drew in inflows despite ETH's plunge on Monday.(Shutterstock)

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Here's Why XRP Whales May Prefer U.S. Exchanges Over Offshore Venues

Order books on U.S. exchanges offer more liquidity than their offshore counterparts, according to CCData.

XRP's market depth on U.S. and offshore exchanges. (CCData)

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Binance Challenges Indian Tax Showcause; Ronin Pauses After $9 Million White Hat Hack

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Binance challenged a nearly $86 million tax showcause notice from India's Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence. Plus, bridging service Ronin was paused after a white hat hack, and spot ether ETFs recorded net inflows of nearly $49 million on Monday despite the slump in ETH.

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