Binance issued a statement on Nov. 21 regarding its resolution of investigations from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies. There, Binance stated that it is pleased to announce the resolution and admitted to past wrongdoing. The crypto exchange company said: “When Binance first launched, it did not have compliance controls adequate for […]
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Now-former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges, according to reports from The New York Times on Nov. 21. Zhao reportedly entered his guilty plea in federal court in Seattle today and agreed to pay a $50 million fine as part of the plea deal. That fine is separate from Binance’s […]
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A class action suit filed on Nov. 17 in California alleged that Apple entered anti-competitive agreements that partially restricted the use of cryptocurrency. Specifically, plaintiffs said that agreements between Apple and its competitors prevent iOS Peer-to-Peer Payment Market apps from offering decentralized crypto features. The plaintiffs asserted that Apple’s agreements apply to various other payment […]
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Several American lawmakers voiced their concerns to the U.S. Treasury regarding a proposed taxation scheme for digital assets in a Nov. 15 letter, citing its potential to stifle innovation and adversely affect the digital asset ecosystem. The letter specifically concerns taxation rules advanced by the Treasury on Aug. 25. In today’s letter, lawmakers called the […]
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Microsoft has unveiled a new chip that is intended for use in artificial intelligence (AI) applications in a news post published on Nov. 15. The company said that it unveiled the chip, named the Azure Maia 100 AI Accelerator, at its Microsoft Ignite conference on the same day. It said that the Maia 100 chip […]
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Several U.S. lawmakers have approached the Biden administration, requesting an investigation into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by terrorist groups. This request came in the form of a letter dated Nov. 15. The letter refers to earlier reports alleging that crypto wallets linked to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have received upwards of $41 […]
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Microsoft briefly prevented its employees from using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Nov. 9, CNBC reported on the same day. CNBC claimed to have seen a screenshot indicating that the AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, was inaccessible on Microsoft’s corporate devices at the time. Microsoft also updated its internal site, stating that due to […]
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According to court documents dated Nov. 9, a judge has partially granted U.S. prosecutors’ request to counter the bail of John Karony, the CEO of crypto platform SafeMoon. A filing from New York prosecutors indicates that a Utah magistrate judge, Daphne A. Oberg, issued Karony’s release order on Nov. 8. Karony’s bail included a $500,000 […]
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