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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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Kalshi traders price XRP above $1.70 at about one in three
Kalshi's September XRP market shows a $1.70 forecast, but the contract itself trades at 32 cents with XRP near $1.55 and five days left.
CFTC sues Cash FX over alleged $950m crypto-linked forex scheme
The US commodities regulator has accused Cash FX Group and three individuals of running a multilevel marketing Ponzi scheme that took in more than $950m from participants.
Georgia woman loses $4,900 in Bitcoin ATM jury duty scam
A Forsyth County woman deposited $4,900 into a Bitcoin ATM after callers claimed she had missed jury duty and faced arrest, a pattern the FBI links to over $388m in crypto kiosk losses in 2025.
Robert Barr admits directing $2.6m crypto raids from Saughton prison
Prosecutors say Robert Barr ran a gang from HMP Edinburgh that tried to steal more than $2.6m in crypto from a local entrepreneur, including a January break-in and an April attempt foiled by a video d
US charges Vietnamese man over $16m pig butchering crypto scam
Trung Nguyen Van, 37, faces money laundering charges in Missouri after prosecutors said a single victim lost about $16m to a fake crypto platform called Triangle.
Bullish and four firms form coalition for issuer-sponsored tokenised stocks
The Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition wants onchain shares tied to official shareholder registers, so tokens carry voting and dividend rights rather than just tracking prices.
