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SEC) on Monday defended its authority to oversee certain cryptocurrency assets in court, as Binance urged a federal judge to dismiss the regulator's case against the world's largest crypto exchange. Monday's hearing over Binance's request marked the second closely-watched courtroom battle in less than a week that could help define the U.S. securities regulator's jurisdiction over the crypto sector. Last week, Coinbase and the SEC clashed over similar questions.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership, appointed by President Donald Trump, to halt its campaign to dismantle the agency.

federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency that's likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dellinger sued Trump last month after he was fired even though the law says special counsels can be removed by the president «only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.» Jackson, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic president Barack Obama, quickly reinstated Dellinger in the job while he pursued his case.

A United States court has ruled against cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s attempt to dismiss the majority of claims leveled against it by the country’s securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to defend its request that she dismiss a high-profile case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Binance has asked federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson to toss out a lawsuit the SEC filed alleging Binance broke its rules and committed fraud. The lawsuit is one of Binance's last major legal challenges in the U.S.

The ongoing legal battle between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance has taken a new turn after the federal judge in the case ordered a court review on the classification of digital assets as securities.

A senior judge in the Columbian district court has reportedly signed multiple orders to clear pending motions in the ongoing lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against the crypto exchange Binance ahead of the crucial hearing.

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.

After a momentary retest of the $25,000 support on June 15, Bitcoin (BTC) gained 6.5% as bulls successfully defended the $26,300 level. Despite this, the general sentiment remains slightly bearish as the cryptocurrency has declined by 12.7% in two months.

Binance.US and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed on a compromise that avoids the freezing of the exchange's assets.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has announced that Binance has officially issued a cease and desist notice to the fraudulent entity known as Binance Nigeria Limited. 

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.

United States Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved on June 17 an agreement between Binance.US, Binance, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), dismissing a previous temporary restraining order (TRO) that would freeze all Binance.US assets. 

Binance, Binance.US, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly agreed on Friday, June 16, to temporarily limit access to customer funds exclusively to Binance.US employees.

Binance.US and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed to work on an arrangement that will allow the exchange to avoid freezing all of its assets.

Binance.US and the US Securities and Exchange Commission are trying to reach a solution in order to avoid a total asset freeze.

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.»

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and BAM Trading (Binance’s U.S. arm) recently filed a request for a consent order that would ease some of the restrictions from a previous SEC request to freeze the company’s assets. 

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.