November 08, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission objected Tuesday to crypto trading platform Binance's "tortured" attempt to escape a lawsuit accusing it of skirting regulatory oversight, arguing that internal discussions at the company demonstrate that leadership was fully aware that they were breaking the law.
September 29, 2023
Stablecoin issuer Circle isn't picking a side in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Binance Holdings Ltd., but it urged a D.C. federal judge to consider the industrywide implications of the regulator's claims that Binance's stable-value token was sold as a security.
September 22, 2023
Binance, its CEO and its stateside entity told a D.C. federal judge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against them exceeds its authority and should be dismissed for offending the so-called major questions doctrine, among other arguments.
September 15, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the entities behind crypto exchange Binance.US of withholding information on who has control of its customers' assets, leading the regulator to question whether it's complying with requirements of an early agreement in the ongoing enforcement case.
August 15, 2023
The American arm of crypto exchange Binance Holdings is fighting an attempt by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to depose CEO Brian Shroder, telling a D.C. federal court that the agency is exceeding the scope of an agreed-upon consent order so it can conduct a "fishing expedition" into the platform's operations.
June 26, 2023
A Washington, D.C., federal judge said Monday the court won't "wordsmith" press releases surrounding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ongoing enforcement action against Binance Holdings, denying the crypto exchange's request to prevent the agency's attorneys from publicly asserting the foreign platform mishandled customer assets.
June 21, 2023
Crypto platform Binance continued to butt heads with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, asking that a judge prevent agency attorneys from making public statements asserting that the foreign platform and its CEO have mishandled the assets of U.S.-based customers.
June 19, 2023
Binance, the world's largest crypto trading platform, has struck a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that will allow it to continue operating while an enforcement suit is ongoing, provided that it gives the agency oversight into the spending habits of its American platform.
June 13, 2023
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday encouraged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance Holdings Inc., the world's largest crypto platform, to negotiate an agreement that would secure the platform's U.S. assets during litigation over alleged securities law violations while allowing it to continue operating normally.
June 12, 2023
Crypto exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao fired back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's request for an emergency freeze of U.S. assets on its stateside platform, telling a D.C. federal court Monday that there is no risk to customer funds.