Binance continued Iranian operations despite sanctions, Reuters says

Crypto exchange giant Binance continued to serve clients and process trades by people based in Iran, irregardless of US sanctions and a ban on doing business there, according to a report on Monday by ...

Iranians Permitted to Trade on Binance, Despite US Imposes Sanctions: Reuters

A recent report from Reuters is yet again indicting Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform. The report said the exchange permitted Iranian users to trade on its platform after th...

Russia boosting crypto monitoring as industry regulation draws closer: Reuters

Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said it is upgrading its ability to track cryptocurrency transactions as Moscow looks to regulate the industry, possibly later this year, ...

Brazil police say group used crypto to launder money from illegal gold mining: Reuters 

Brazil’s federal police raided a group they say used crypto tokens to launder money from illegal gold mining, Reuters reported on Friday.  Five people were arrested in the operation on Thursday,...

Pope Francis Will Appoint First Women To Bishop Selection Committee

Topline Pope Francis said he plans to appoint the first women in history to a Vatican committee that helps to select bishops, in a Wednesday interview with Reuters, a month after he amended the consti...

Justice Department Sues Arizona Over New Law Requiring Federal Voters To Show Proof Of Citizenship

Topline The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Arizona, claiming that a new state law that requires voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship in order to cast a ballot ...

Russian lawmakers approve tax breaks for cryptocurrency issuers: Reuters

A draft law that would exempt issuers of cryptocurrencies and digital assets from value-added tax (VAT) was approved by the Russian parliament on Tuesday. According to a Reuters report, the law would ...

Texas securities regulator opens investigation into Celsius: Reuters

The Texas State Securities Board has opened an investigation into troubled crypto lender Celsius, according to reports on Thursday afternoon.  Reuters first reported that the regulator has begun inves...

BlockFi hires lobbying firm after record fine by SEC, Reuters says

Crypto lending platform BlockFi, which earlier this year was fined a record $100 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and state authorities to resolve regulatory charges, is the latest...

Binance fires back at Reuters’ money laundering allegations

Crypto exchange Binance published a lengthy response to an article published by Reuters that claims that the exchange has been a “hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers,” saying that there’s...

Reuters report says Lazarus Group used Binance to launder stolen funds

In September 2020, hackers from the North Korean Lazarus Group broke into Slovakian crypto exchange Eterbase and stole currency worth roughly $5.4 million. Using only encrypted email addresses, the ha...

Bad day for Binance with SEC investigation and Reuters exposé

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Binance Holdings broke securities rules when it launched its BNB token in an initial coin offering (ICO) five years ago, B...

North Korean Hackers Used Binance for Laundering Millions of Dollars Worth of Crypto: Reuters

Alex Dovbnya Bad actors have laundered billions of dollars worth of crypto with help of Binance, according to Reuters According to an investigation conducted by Reuters, the Lazarus Group, a notorious...

Binance Refutes Reuters Claims That It Helped Criminals Laundered $2.3 Billion

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has responded to an investigative report published by Reuters that claimed the trading platform helped bad actors to launder over $2 billion worth of digital as...

Reuters Blasts Binance for $2.35B Money Laundering Problem

Key Takeaways A new report from Reuters claims Binance allowed more than $2.35 billion worth of criminal funds to process through its exchange unchecked. Entities believed to have laundered money thro...

Ukraine May Get U.S. Attack Drones That Can Strike Moscow

A U.S. Air Force MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition … [+] (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2021. SeongJoon Cho/Bloo...

India crypto app CoinSwitch chief calls for regulatory ‘peace, certainty,’ Reuters says

India needs crypto rules to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost the sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. “Users don’t know what w...

Reuters Events Announce C-Suite Attendance at Investment USA 2022

The flagship Reuters Events: Investment USA 2022(May 23-24, 2022, New York) will bring together leaders and changemakers from across the investment ecosystem to shed light on the future scenarios that...

Central African bank regulator reminds member states of crypto ban, Reuters reports

Central Africa’s regional banking regulator reminded member states on Friday of its ban on cryptocurrencies, just weeks after the Central African Republic (CAR) made bitcoin legal tender, Reuter...

Musk Reportedly Seeks More Financing For Twitter Acquisition

Topline Elon Musk is looking for additional equity financing for his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Reuters reported Monday, which could allow the billionaire to reduce the amount of his own...

Binance pushes back against a Reuter’s report allegation

TL;DR Breakdown Reuters published a special report on Friday claiming Binance agreed to hand over users` information to Russian intelligence. Binance responds by refuting all claims as “categorically ...

Binance Hits Back At Reuters, Claims Data Sharing Report With Russia Is ‘Categorically False’

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has received extensive media notice in recent months. Reuters stated that in response to the Ukrainian government’s call to freeze all Russian cry...

Binance Strikes Back Against Reuters; Calls Claims ‘Categorically False’

On Friday, Reuters published a “Special Report” claiming that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, had allegedly complied with the Russian government’s request to provide it with user...

Alibaba Buys Back Big, Reuters Reports US-Listed Companies Preparing For PCAOB Review

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely higher despite the US’ Fed Chair driven downdraft led by Hong Kong, Japan and India. Alibaba (BABA US, 9988 HK) announced it would inc...

Cryptoassets Use in Ukraine War under Scrutiny by Global Regulators: Reuters

The use of crypto assets is being closely watched by global financial regulators amid the war in Ukraine after worry about its use to evade Western sanctions on Russia, according to Reuters. U.S. and ...

Honeywell International, Thomson Reuters And Exelon

On 2/24/22, Honeywell International, Thomson Reuters, and Exelon will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Honeywell International will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.98 on...

Ruble Plunges To 80 Against The Dollar As Putin Recognizes Breakaway Republics

Topline Russia’s stocks and currency were the worst performers on global markets Monday, as President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing two partially separatist-controlled regions in Ukraine ...

Dutch Airline KLM Suspends Flights To Ukraine Amid Rising Fears Of Russian Invasion

Topline Dutch flag carrier KLM said Saturday it was halting flights to and from Ukraine as worries mount that a Russian invasion could be imminent. Logo of KLM (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOP...

Novavax’s stock falls after Reuters report saying COVID-19 vaccine shipments are delayed in some regions

Shares of Novavax Inc. NVAX, -14.58% tumbled 12.2% in trading on Tuesday after a Reuters report said there are delays shipping the company’s COVID-19 vaccines to Europe and the Philippines in th...

Dock Plans to Use Cryptos for International Money Transfers: Reuters

Brazilian financial services platform Dock offers solutions for the entire digital payments ecosystem, according to Reuters. The company, formerly Conductor Technology, plans to utilise cryptocurrenci...

Trial E-CNY Wallets for iOS and Android Launched by China’s Central Bank: Reuters

Yuri Molchan Chinese central bank has released DCEP wallets for both Android and iOS smartphones According to Reuters, PBOC (the Central Bank of China) has kicked off pilot versions of wallets for dig...

Reuters report predicts banks will need to answer crypto demand, but here’s the catch

As crypto goes increasingly mainstream, more Wall Street companies and banking giants are feeling the pressure to offer crypto exposure to their clients. However, they need a way to do so safely, with...