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BNB Token Stumbles to 1-Year Low Amid Mounting Scrutiny Over Binance
Formerly known as Binance Coin, BNB sunk to as low as $204, its weakest level since late June 2022.

Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor
The price of bitcoin (BTC) and Binance's BNB token immediately fell following the report.

Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint
The CFTC sued Binance, its founder Changpeng Zhao and compliance officer Samuel Lim in a U.S. court in Illinois in March, alleging that the exchange operated a derivatives trading operation in the U.S.

Celsius Moves $59M of Altcoins in Possible Prelude to Converting Into BTC, ETH
A U.S. bankruptcy court previously granted the crypto lender permission to sell its altcoin holdings for bitcoin and ether starting in July.

BNB Token Is Being Heavily Shorted, Perpetual Futures Show
Funding rates in perpetual futures tied to BNB are most negative in nearly three months.

XRP Dethrones BNB to Become 4th Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap
XRP has become the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, surpassing the BNB token, according to CoinDesk data. This comes as CoinGlass data shows XRP-tracked shorts, or bets against price rises, posted the highest losses so far this year at $33 million after a U.S. court found that sales of Ripple’s XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts. "The Hash" hosts discuss the Ripple ruling and subsequent market reaction.

XRP Overtakes BNB to Become 4th Largest Cryptocurrency; Funding Rates Surge
XRP's market capitalisation surged by more than 60% to $41.44 billion in the past 24 hours.

Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action
This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

Binance CEO 'CZ' Brushes Off News of Top Executive Departures
Binance General Counsel Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and Senior Vice President for Compliance Steven Christie are among those that left the company, reportedly over the exchange's handling of DOJ investigations.

Binance CEO Hits Back at Rumors of Exchange Selling Bitcoin for BNB Coin
Crypto traders on Twitter are citing data that suggests bitcoin has been traded to keep BNB afloat.
