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Changpeng Zhao looks of camera in front of blank wall.
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao 2 years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea

The Binance founder pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering regime.

By Ben WeissOctober 23, 2025
Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment
Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment
By Ben WeissOctober 22, 2025
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges
By Ben WeissOctober 14, 2025
A man in a suit whispering to another man in a suit.
Crypto hoarding brings a stock pop for small firms—and in some cases shows patterns of possible insider trading
By Ben WeissAugust 28, 2025
Bitcoin zooms over $123,000 as crypto fans hail an ‘Uptober’ for the ages
Bitcoin zooms over $123,000 as crypto fans hail an ‘Uptober’ for the ages
By Leo SchwartzOctober 3, 2025
Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services
Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 29, 2025
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on April 18, 2023.
RegulatorsSEC’s Gensler seen telling hedge funds that Ethereum and Litecoin are ‘not securities’ in 2018 video
By Jeff John RobertsJune 12, 2023
  • Former Coinbase employee who nearly fled the U.S. for India asks for lighter sentence after changing plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’
    RegulatorsFormer Coinbase employee who nearly fled the U.S. for India asks for lighter sentence after changing plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 26, 2023
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By Leo SchwartzJune 11, 2023
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RegulatorsThe surprise wildcard in tiny Montenegro’s election: A notorious crypto fugitive
By Aleks ErorJune 10, 2023
Brian Shroder is the president and CEO of Binance.US.
RegulatorsBinance’s U.S. subsidiary pauses dollar deposits in wake of SEC lawsuit, says it’s becoming a ‘crypto-only exchange’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 9, 2023
SEC Chair Gary Gensler arrives a House hearing on April 18, 2023.
RegulatorsGensler rejects idea that Coinbase and Robinhood couldn’t comply with SEC: ‘They know how to register’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 8, 2023
Sen. Elizabeth Warren listens during a Senate hearing.
RegulatorsElizabeth Warren says in letter to DOJ that Binance apparently gave Congress ‘false and misleading information’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 8, 2023
  • Daniel Shin, cofounder of Terraform Labs, arrives at the Seoul Southern District Court on Dec. 2, 2022.
    RegulatorsTerra cofounder Daniel Shin charged with fraud in South Korea as former CEO Do Kwon still detained in Montenegro
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 25, 2023
Gary Gensler shakes a congressman's hand.
RegulatorsGary Gensler offered to serve as informal advisor for Binance, the exchange’s lawyers allege
By Ben WeissJune 8, 2023
Janet Yellen
RegulatorsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen ‘very supportive’ of SEC using enforcement power against Binance and Coinbase
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 7, 2023
People balancing on top of a Bitcoin.
The CoinsBitcoin and Ethereum sag as SEC suit against Coinbase weighs on crypto market
By Ben WeissJune 6, 2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Regulators‘You simply can’t ignore the rules because you don’t like them’: SEC sues Coinbase over securities law a day after suing Binance
By Leo SchwartzJune 6, 2023
Solana, Polygon, Cardano, and BNB named as securities in SEC suit against Binance
RegulatorsSolana, Polygon, Cardano, and BNB named as securities in SEC suit against Binance
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
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    RegulatorsTrial of former OpenSea product manager could broaden regulators’ definition of ‘insider trading’
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 24, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, cofounder and CEO of Binance.
Regulators‘Extensive web of deception’: SEC accuses Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao of mishandling customer funds, evading U.S. law
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
Rep. Patrick McHenry
RegulatorsKey House committees team up on bill that would provide clarity to crypto markets
By Leo SchwartzJune 2, 2023
Federal Reserve orders defunct crypto bank Silvergate to carry out wind-down process
RegulatorsFederal Reserve orders defunct crypto bank Silvergate to carry out wind-down process
By Leo SchwartzJune 1, 2023
A man walks by a Bitcoin sign in Hong Kong
RegulatorsHong Kong is bringing back retail crypto trading. Will China be next?
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 1, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, speaks virtually during an April conference in Hong Kong.
CompaniesBinance notified of investigation by Ontario Securities Commission 2 days before saying it would leave Canada
By Ben WeissMay 31, 2023
Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities
RegulatorsFormer Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 30, 2023
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RegulatorsPlan for 30% tax on Bitcoin mining appears dead under debt ceiling deal
By Jeff John RobertsMay 29, 2023
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RegulatorsThe U.S. crypto industry hangs in the balance: It’s time for Washington to wake up
By Kristin SmithMay 25, 2023
Do Kwon in custody
RegulatorsHigher court in Montenegro overturns bail request for Terra’s Do Kwon
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 24, 2023
Biden speaks during a news conference following the final day of the G7 summit.
RegulatorsBiden takes swipe at ‘wealthy tax cheats and crypto traders’ on final day of G7 summit
By Ben WeissMay 22, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference with Lisa Monaco, deputy U.S. attorney general, and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
RegulatorsHow the FBI prevented $130 million in crypto ransomware attacks by hacking the hackers behind Hive
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 19, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James.
RegulatorsBrooklyn-based Coin Cafe ordered to return $4.3 million to ‘defrauded’ crypto investors by New York attorney general
By Leo SchwartzMay 18, 2023
Harriett Baldwin chairs the Treasury Committee in the U.K.'s House of Commons.
RegulatorsIs crypto trading the same as gambling? This U.K. parliament committee thinks so, and most crypto advocates—unsurprisingly—disagree
By Ben WeissMay 18, 2023
Terra cofounder Do Kwon pays six-figure bail in Montenegro as South Korean and U.S. prosecutors seek extradition
RegulatorsTerra cofounder Do Kwon pays six-figure bail in Montenegro as South Korean and U.S. prosecutors seek extradition
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2023
SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
RegulatorsPublic companies obey strict disclosure rules—it’s time for crypto projects to do the same
By William MougayarMay 12, 2023
Do Kwon is taken to court in Podgorica on May 11, 2023, following his arrest on March 24.
RegulatorsDisgraced Terra cofounder Do Kwon pleads not guilty after he’s arrested in Montenegro holding 3 different passports
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 11, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James
RegulatorsNew York crypto bill exposes rifts among key regulators
By Leo SchwartzMay 11, 2023
Former Coinbase employee sentenced to two years in crypto insider trading case
RegulatorsFormer Coinbase employee sentenced to two years in crypto insider trading case
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 9, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy stands at the podium during a political rally.
RegulatorsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. joins crypto fray as top politicians square off on industry’s future
By Ben WeissMay 3, 2023
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