Binance – World Justice News

Changpeng Zhao the former boss of world’s largest crypto exchange Binance jailed for allowing money laundering

May 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

The former boss of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been jailed for four months for allowing money laundering. The sentence was handed down to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, nicknamed CZ, after he pleaded guilty […]

Cryptocurrency firm Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla escapes custody in Nigeria

March 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

An executive of the cryptocurrency firm Binance has escaped from custody in Nigeria, the authorities there say. Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan dual national, was arrested in February with his US colleague Tigran Gambaryan. Their detention […]

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit over Binance adverts

November 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a class action lawsuit in the US over his promotion of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. The plaintiffs claim his endorsement led them to make loss-making investments. […]

Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering charges

November 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Binance chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, has resigned after pleading guilty to money laundering violations. “I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility. This is best for our community, for Binance, and for myself”, he […]

US charges crypto giant Binance with ‘web of deception’

June 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Crypto giant Binance has been charged by US financial regulators with breaking the country’s investment laws. The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the company of engaging in a “web of deception”, including erecting “sham controls” so that […]

FTX: Cryptocurrency market rocked by near-collapse of exchange

November 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

The digital assets market has been rocked by the near-collapse of one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, FTX. On Tuesday, FTX struck a bailout deal with larger rival Binance after a surge in withdrawals […]

Binance exchange hackers steal bitcoins worth $41m

May 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Hackers have stolen $41m (£31m) worth of Bitcoin in a major crypto-currency heist. The Binance exchange, which stores Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies for members, said hackers took 7,000 bitcoins in one go. Withdrawals have now […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]