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FTX Controversy Derails Top Law Firm’s Bid for Binance Role

The Department of Justice is retreating from picking an elite New York law firm for a key assignment overseeing cryptocurrency exchange <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-e34b-d583-afbf-e3df9b260000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance Holdings Ltd. because of its work for <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2006862D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-e34b-d583-afbf-e3df9b260001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTX, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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FTX Controversy Derails Top Law Firm’s Bid for Binance Role

The Department of Justice is retreating from picking an elite New York law firm for a key assignment overseeing cryptocurrency exchange <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-e34b-d583-afbf-e3df9b260000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance Holdings Ltd. because of its work for <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2006862D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-e34b-d583-afbf-e3df9b260001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTX, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bitcoin Share of Crypto Market Highest Since 2021 Partly on ETFs

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XBTUSD%20BGN%20Curncy/GP","_id":"0000018e-e310-d583-afbf-e3dc25d50001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bitcoin’s dominance of the crypto sector is at a three-year high, reflecting robust demand for US exchange-traded funds holding the largest digital asset as well as a rocky period for smaller tokens.

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