NYTIMES (Michael Forsythe and David Yaffe-Bellany) - Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime
Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe) - Binance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Mattathias Schwartz) - In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe) - Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe) - Binance Pledged to Crack Down on Crime. Its Employees Found Potential Violations.
Internal Binance investigators traced $1.7 billion that flowed from accounts on the exchange to entities linked to Iran, according to company records and other documents.
AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - Crypto revolt exposes fragility of Trump's coalition
Trillions of dollars in value have been vaporized from global crypto markets since October, plunging an ascendant industry championed by President Trump into a new bout of turmoil. Why it matters: Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised. Zoom in: The hyper-online, male-dominated crypto space embraced Trump's vision for a crypto "Golden Age," tying its fortunes to his presidency as prices surged and confidence soared through much of his first year in office. - Many crypto leaders swallowed their discomfort last year after Trump-branded meme coins generated massive profits…
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany) - Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up
Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.