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After no winning ticket was sold for the Monday Powerball drawing, the grand prize jumped to an estimated $725 million– the seventh largest Powerball jackpot, according to a report by CNN on Tuesday.  The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday for the massive prize, which has an estimated $366.2 million lump-sum cash value before tax, according to Powerball. The winning numbers for Monday’s Powerball drawing were 2, 24, 34, 53, 58 and red Powerball 13.

Digital asset manager Grayscale has filed a letter in its lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the rejection of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing a possible precedent in furtherance of its case.

The is due to incoming tropical moisture in the region. This can cause sudden rain in a few hours, as per the reports. AccuWeather official has predicted that rainfall rates could hit 2 inches per hour in some locations. As per the forecast, Washington, D.C is likely to receive heavy rainfall in afternoon and evening of Sunday. In New York, the heaviest rainfall will likely to occur on Sunday evening to Monday morning. There will be the heaviest downpour in Philadelphia from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night. The US has been experiencing extreme weather conditions as severe thunderstorms, critical fires and excessive heat waves sweep across the country. Extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future, experts said. Each year in the US, thunderstorms produce 20 to 25 million lightning flashes that strike the ground, killing an average of over 20 people and injuring hundreds more, often in devastating and permanent ways, according to NWS. Older people and those with diabetes, obesity, heart disease and other serious health conditions are most at risk for severe weather conditions, as per an IANS report.

A cocaine-like substance was found inside the US Presidential complex on Sunday which led to the temporary closure of the White House on Sunday, The Washington Post reported. The white powder substance was discovered in the West Wing of the White House. The West Wing is an area attached to the executive mansion where the president lives and includes the Oval Office, cabinet room, and press area, along with offices and workspace for the president's advisers and staff.

Maintaining stability in the international financial system is essential for sustaining economic growth in a connected global economy. In this context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is essential for fostering international monetary cooperation, maintaining exchange rate stability and managing financial crises. This article provides an overview of the IMF and its objectives, governance structure and key functions.

A federal judge overseeing the lawsuit between Binance.US, Binance Holdings Limited and CEO Changpeng "CZ” Zhao and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied a motion which could have stopped the financial regulator from issuing public statements related to the case.

Lawyers representing United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US, global exchange Binance Holdings Limited and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ” Zhao have filed a motion alleging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) misled the public in statements issued over an ongoing securities lawsuit.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Binance along with its U.S. platform and CEO Changpeng Zhao on June 5 in a Washington, D.C. federal district court for allegedly violating securities laws and offering unregistered securities. 

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao expressed his happiness and relief as a prolonged dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was successfully resolved. The SEC’s ongoing scrutiny had created a tense and uncertain period for the company, making the resolution a welcome development.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been ordered to repatriate and maintain within the country all its U.S. customers' assets, ensuring Binance.US users can access funds while the exchange battles a lawsuit by federal regulators.

Securities and Exchange Commission to strike a compromise with Binance that would allow the global cryptocurrency exchange to continue operating in the United States as it fights a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the regulator. Last week, the SEC charged Binance and its U.S. affiliate with mishandling customers' deposits and lying to regulators. It also sought to freeze the company's U.S. assets, a move that Binance claimed would force it to shut down in the United States. At a hearing in Washington on Tuesday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asked the two sides to confer on a possible agreement over the asset freeze, telling them that they were closer to a deal than the rhetoric in their court filings suggested. Jackson ordered them to continue negotiating and to submit a status update by Thursday. She also expressed skepticism about the SEC's use of its enforcement powers to regulate the crypto world, calling it «inefficient and cumbersome.»

Binance.US has asked the court to deny the securities regulator’s proposed temporary restraining order against its assets, claiming that the move would “effectively end” its business.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking ‘alternative service’ from the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to issue a legal summons to Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for other ways to serve legal papers to Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), whose location is often hard to track down. 

Court filings have revealed the names of the two United States District Court Judges that will preside over the Coinbase and Binance lawsuits brought against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The United States District Court in Washington, D.C. issued a summons for Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on June 7, just two days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally sued the exchange for alleged unregistered securities operations. 

On Tuesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency action to freeze the assets of crypto exchange Binance's U.S. subsidiary, repatriate the assets held on behalf of its customers, and seek other emergency relief actions against other Binance-affiliated entities.

Binance, another blow to the industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao for secretly controlling Binance.US as part of a «web of deception» to evade U.S. laws, among other charges. Reuters earlier reported that Binance controlled its US affiliate's bank accounts, despite claiming it was independent. The SEC also said Binance artificially inflated trading volumes on the platform, diverted customer funds and failed to restrict U.S. customers from its platform and misled investors about market surveillance controls. Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency was down 5.45% after falling to its lowest level since mid-March following the news. Binance's cryptocurrency fell 9.72%.

Crypto exchange Binance.US responded to the new motion from the United States securities regulator seeking to freeze the assets of the U.S. crypto exchange "on an expedited basis."

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency motion in the District of Columbia U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order against Binance, Binance.US and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on June 6, requesting eight actions. 

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit against Binance, its U.S. platform and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) in the District Court for the District of Columbia on June 5.