The charge sheet accuses Binance of failing to uphold standards that are required of a company operating as a derivatives market and dealing with major US trading companies.

Britain's financial services minister sought to reassure U.S. counterparts on Wednesday that the UK's bout of debt market instability last fall was a one-time event

Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a liquidity crunch forced the cryptocurrency exchange to declare bankruptcy last month, was arrested on Monday.

The co-founder and chief investment officer of a prominent London hedge fund was charged on Thursday with fraudulently manipulating the U.S. dollar-South African rand exchange rate.

The International Energy Agency expects Russia to meet 25% of EU gas demand in 2022, down from over 40% in 2021. There are fears that Russia will stop supplies all together.

Banking giants such as JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees' use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps like WhatsApp.

Asset managers are tightening controls on personal communication tools such as WhatsApp as they join banks in trying to ensure employees play by the rules when they do business with clients remotely.

Regulators require finance companies to keep a record of vast swathes of staff communications to deter and uncover infringements such as insider trading.

Barclays' first-half profit fell more than expected due to a 1.9 billion pound ($2.3 billion) hit by regulatory missteps.

A cocktail of global growth fears, Federal Reserve hawkishness and euro weakness has boosted the U.S.

As a result of this craze, Coinbase's revenue has increased almost tenfold in the course of a year to $1.8 billion in the first quarter, according to company estimates.

Before its spectacular rise in recent months, bitcoin had experienced setbacks, particularly in 2018 when the currency kept falling.

Cryptocurrency is becoming a reality and the need for regulation is urgent.

BitFunder founder Jon Montroll repeatedly lied to the Securities Exchange Commission to cover up a hack that saw the theft of over 6,000 bitcoins.

Dr Desné Masie considers a possible common international approach to regulating Bitcoin aired by world leaders at Davos.

The charges come as governments around the world increasingly look to regulate cryptocurrency trade and exchanges amid the hype surrounding digital currencies.

Many money managers were withdrawing bets on higher oil prices before Saudi-Russian announcement reignited interest.

Brent and WTI heading lower as fears of rising US crude production makes transatlantic money managers cagey.

A group of pension funds and municipalities had accused 14 international banking groups of conspiring to rig the benchmark rate.

Navinder Singh Sarao, who operated from parents' UK home, also agreed to pay US government $12.8m.

Crude futures saw volatile session despite data suggesting short calls on WTI had fallen 53% in recent weeks.

Dollar bull-run sends precious metals lower, while oil benchmarks shed gains triggered by Putin's willingness to cooperate with Opec.

The legal definition of virtual currencies in the US remains unclear as judges clash.

Unregulated traders tempt people with images of youngsters who have 'won big'.

Oil production freeze chatter continues to support crude prices while a stronger dollar dents precious metals market.

Oil and precious metal futures retreat from previously high levels as traders look to cash in on price uptick

Market chatter of a production freeze supports oil prices while precious metals rise on a weaker dollar.

Settlement paid to 43 US states over allegations that Barclays manipulated inter-bank rates.

Goldman issues projections of rising Russian oil production while precious metals tumble on stronger dollar

Economic uncertainty is weighing on oil demand forecasts.