Binance’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Kyrylo Khomiakov, will take responsibility for Central Asia as well. His promotion comes after the crypto exchange’s top executives in the region left the company last month, part of a string of executive exits at Binance this year. Kyrylo Khomiakov to Manage Binance’s Business in 14 Markets…
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has commented on the latest executive departures from his company’s American branch. The changes in the U.S. crypto trading firm’s management, including the release of its chief executive, followed similar developments at the global exchange. CZ Urges Followers to Ignore Binance US FUD, Says Regulatory Environment Requires New Head Binance founder…
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Two more managers at Binance US are reportedly quitting amid another round of layoffs at the troubled cryptocurrency exchange. The departures come while Binance’s U.S. trading platform for digital assets is still under heightened regulatory pressure that has damaged its business. Binance US Legal and Risk Executives Depart as Crypto Trading Firm Cuts More Jobs…
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Binance has faced a series of negative news reports in recent weeks. However, the cryptocurrency exchange’s leader, Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, used social media to assure the community that the reports were just fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). Despite the departure of some top executives, CZ said Binance likely has “the lowest founding team…
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Two Binance executives responsible for the crypto giant’s operations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space have left the company. The departures come at a time when the leading crypto exchange finds itself under persisting regulatory pressure and is considering leaving sanctioned Russia. Another 2 Managers Quit Crypto Exchange Binance as Executive Exodus Continues…
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Binance VP Eastern Europe Gleb Kostarev and CIS Director Vladimir Smerkis have announced they have quit the company. Gleb Kostarev, Binance’s head of Eastern Europe and Russia, took to Facebook on Sept. 6 to announce its departure from Binance. In his Russian-language announcement, Kostarev said that today marks the last day of his long-running work…
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Mayur Kamat, head of product at Binance, is leaving the crypto exchange which has seen several executive exits in recent months. His and the other departures coincide with an ongoing regulatory clampdown on crypto business that has placed the leading trading platform for digital assets under increased scrutiny in some jurisdictions. Crypto Exchange Binance’s Global…
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A class action lawsuit filed against cryptocurrency firms Tether and Bitfinex was dismissed Friday by a federal judge in New York. The judge ruled the complaint lacked plausible claims of injury and failed to show that Tether’s stablecoin USDT had diminished in value. Judge Dismisses Market Manipulation Case Against Bitfinex and Tether A high-profile class…
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Crypto exchange FTX is trying to regain $1 billion in a lawsuit against founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and some former executives. FTX’s new management argues the funds were misappropriated through dubious deals and transactions made before the coin trading platform went bankrupt last fall. Failed Crypto Firm FTX Files New Lawsuit Against Founders and Chiefs…
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Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), sought to downplay the significance of the exits of some executives at the crypto exchange, describing news about them as “more FUD” (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). The managers are leaving during an ongoing regulatory crackdown on the major coin trading platform that has affected its market share. CZ Comments…
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