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- 30 Apr 2024
Binance Crypto Boss Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US money-laundering laws at the world’s largest…
- 23 Oct 2025
President Trump Pardons Zhao, Convicted Binance Founder
Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump Zhao, also known as "CZ", was sentenced to four months in…
- 22 Apr 2022
Binance Recovers $5.8m from Lazarus Group, North Korean Cryptocurrency Hackers
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, on Friday, said the cryptocurrency exchange had recovered some funds stolen by the Lazarus Group, North Korean hackers. Zhao revealed that the DPRK Group used…
- 30 Jan 2022
Binance Restricts 281 Nigerian Accounts on Suspicion of Fraud- CEO
Changpeng Zhao, chief executive officer of Binance, cryptocurrency exchange platform, has revealed that the 281 Nigerian accounts were restricted due to suspicion on fraud-related activities. Recall…
- 6 Jun 2025
Gambaryan, Binance Executive Leaves Company after 8-Month Detention in Nigeria
Gambaryan, Binance Executive Leaves Company after 8-Month Detention in Nigeria Tigran Gambaryan, Binance executive, is leaving the exchange after four years of service, eight months of which were…
- 25 Mar 2024
Detained Binance Executive Reportedly Escapes from Custody, Flees Nigeria
Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the executives from Binance detained in Nigeria on allegations of tax evasion and other offenses, has reportedly escaped from custody. Nadeem Anjarwalla, executives of…
- 25 Feb 2024
Binance to Pay $4.3Bn for Violating US Anti-money Laundering Laws
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance Holdings Ltd (BHL) has been ordered to pay $4.3 billion for violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws in a settlement approved by a…
- 6 Feb 2022
Binance Restores 79 Crypto Accounts’ Operation after Probe
Binance, cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has restored the operation of 79 out of the 281 Nigerian personal accounts under probe for regulatory breaches. The company had restricted the accounts to…
- 25 Aug 2022
Binance Launches Crypto Training Hub in Yaoundé
Binance, among the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of daily trading volume, has opened a cryptocurrency and trading tech education hub in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé. The hub, a first for…
- 14 Nov 2022
The Collapse of FTX
By Oluseyi Akindeinde FTX recently valued at $32 billion dollars, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The filing in Delaware federal court on Friday 11th November, 2022 included…
- 6 Jun 2024
Nigeria Has Strong Evidence against Binance- Idris
Mohammed Idris, minister of Information and National Orientation, has said that due processes are being applied in all stages of the trial by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is…
- 2 Jan 2025
Binance Hits 250m Users, Eyes for Billion in 2025
In a remarkable display of resilience and growth, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it now boasts a user base of 250 million, inching closer to its ambitious target…
- 10 Jul 2022
Binance Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Zero Bitcoin Trading Fees
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, is celebrating its 5th anniversary by eliminating trading fees on a wide range of bitcoin spot trading…
- 8 May 2024
Binance Alleges Request of $150m Bribe by Some Nigerian Officials
Tigran Gambaryan, a compliance officer for Binance Holdings Ltd, giant cryptocurrency exchange, has alleged that the company was given 48 hours to make a payment of roughly $150 million in crypto to…
- 11 Aug 2021
Hackers Steal $600m Worth of Crypto
Unidentified hackers stole crypto worth $610m across three chains on Tuesday. According to CoinTelegraph, Poly Network, a cross-chain protocol, said the attacks removed assets from Binance Chain,…
- 2 May 2024
Extradition Papers Completed for Anjarwalla, Fugitive Binance Executive- INTERPOL Africa
Garba Umar, vice president, Nigerian Central Bureau (NCB) of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for Africa confirmed on Tuesday that the extradition papers for Nadeem…