‘Crypto President’ Donald Trump sort of knows CZ, but he doesn’t get crypto
Trump claims he has a vague understanding of who CZ is but he doesn’t know, or even care, about the charges against him or his guilty plea.
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Trump claims he has a vague understanding of who CZ is but he doesn’t know, or even care, about the charges against him or his guilty plea.
Read more (3 min) →Trump's pardoning of CZ suggests that any billionaire can effectively lobby the president if they buy enough of his memecoin.
Nigeria hasn't charged the Binance execs but its central bank governor went on TV to blame exchanges for facilitating flows of criminal funds.
Crypto companies spent $22 million on lobbying last year but splashed nearly $19 million in the first nine months of 2023.
Binance significantly increased its spending on lobbying in the lead-up to its plea deal with the US government.
The letter claims that Hamas targeted exchanges connected to “adversarial jurisdictions," including Garantex, Buy Cash, and Binance.
The UK Parliament Treasury Committee began its inquiry by grilling Binance, Ripple, and Galaxy execs on FTX, bad actors, and regulation.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wants Coinbase, KuCoin, FTX, Kraken, and Binance.US, to prove they're doing all they can to protect traders.