Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator
Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, part of an attempt by one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm.
Crypto firms drop British registration bids amid scrutiny
A growing number of crypto asset firms are abandoning attempts to register with Britain’s financial regulator as global scrutiny of the rapidly-growing sector intensifies.
StanChart unit to launch cryptocurrency trading platform
A Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.L) unit intends to establish a cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange platform in Britain and Europe, targeting institutional clients, the bank said on Wednesday.
