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Wall Street Journal Accused of Defamation Over 2023 Tether-Bitfinex Article

Christopher Harborne and his aviation fuel broker AML Global were wrongly accused of "committing fraud, laundering money, and financing terrorists," according to the lawsuit.

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Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued

The funding revelation caused an uproar in Washington. But there's no evidence for anything beyond "tiny" amounts of digital assets landing in terrorists' hands, the data firm Elliptic now says.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is involved in a controversy over the use of Elliptic crypto data to explain how much terrorists have relied on crypto. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Binance.US Sees Another Two Executives Depart Crypto Exchange: WSJ

Binance.US has lost two more of its top executives. Head of Legal Krishna Juvvadi and Chief Risk Officer Sidney Majalya are leaving, according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes not long after the crypto exchange lost CEO Brian Shroder. "First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie and The Tie director of content Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in on the regulatory pressure Binance.US faces. Plus, insights on the exchange's trading volume and open interest.

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Coinbase Gets a Stake in Circle; FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Again

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to his latest indictment. The Wall Street Journal is out with a new report detailing Binance's legal risks over Russia. And, Coinbase buys a minority stake in stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial.

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Binance Facing Additional U.S. Legal Risks by Helping Russians Move Money: WSJ

According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Binance is helping blacklisted Russian lenders move money through peer-to-peer transactions. A spokesperson for Binance told the publication the exchange follows global sanctions rules. "The Hash" panel discusses whether this could add on to the legal risks Binance is currently facing in the U.S.

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China Is Binance’s Largest Market: WSJ

A new report from the Wall Street Journal says Binance users traded $90 billion of crypto-related assets in China in just one month, making the country Binance's largest market by far. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker unpacks the details, shedding light on China's role in the global crypto scene.

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Bitcoin Slips to $29K Level Amid WSJ Report on Binance

Bitcoin (BTC) is slipping after the Wall Street Journal said Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao suggested in a private conversation that the crypto exchange's affiliates had conducted wash trading several years ago and China's policymakers warned of a tortuous economic recovery while falling short of announcing large-scale stimulus. "The Hash" panel discusses the takeaways from the report and the outlook for Binance.

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XRP Rallies 50% in Last Week After Ripple's Partial Win; Binance Reportedly Cuts Workforce

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest crypto stories, including a new report from the Wall Street Journal that the global crypto exchange Binance has laid off over 1,000 employees in recent weeks. Bail for Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, has been set at $40 million dollars after he was arrested. And, a slew of crypto exchanges start listing XRP for trading.

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New York Attorney General Seeks to Tighten Rules Over Crypto Firms: Report

The New York Department of Financial Services would have stronger authority to regulate digital assets, with exchanges having to reimburse customers if they’re the victims of fraud, under a bill proposed by Attorney General Letitia James on Friday, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on what this proposal means for the future of crypto regulation.

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Coinbase Halts Support for Signature Bank’s Signet Network: WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reports that crypto exchange Coinbase told clients it's no longer supporting Signet, the real-time payments network of failed Signature Bank. "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in as bitcoin (BTC) hovers around $28,000.

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