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Binance sued by the CFTC over 'willful evasion' of US federal law

March 27, 2023 12:06 PM EDT

Bitcoin and other cryptos tumbled Monday after the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance, was sued by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The regulator is suing Binance and its Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, for allegedly breaking trading and derivatives rules. The lawsuit was filed by the CFTC on Monday in federal court in Chicago.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading... More

81% of Bitcoin (BTC) traded on exchanges in February was on Binance - Morgan Stanley

March 24, 2023 12:10 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley revealed Friday that the majority of Bitcoin traded on exchanges in February was only on one exchange.

Analyst Sheena Shah stated in a research note on Bitcoin's recent rally that 81% of BTC traded on exchanges in February was traded on Binance. As a result, Morgan Stanley concludes... More

Coinbase (COIN) faces an 'incremental risk to operations' - TD Cowen

March 24, 2023 10:26 AM EDT

TD Cowen analyst Stephen Glagola downgraded Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) to Underperform from Market Perform with a $36 per share price target on Friday, telling investors in a note that there is an incremental risk to operations from the SEC Wells Notice and crypto banking crackdown.

The analyst stated it "appears multiple prongs of COIN's business are... More