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Binance General Counsel Confronts Some of Crypto’s Hardest Tests

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By Ryan Weeks

Reality Stars’ Tax Evasion Convictions Affirmed by Appeals Court

The stars of the USA Network reality television program “Chrisley Knows Best” failed to convince a federal appeals court on Friday that they’re entitled to a new trial after being found guilty of tax evasion and bank fraud.

Desmarais-Backed Mortgage Firm Nesto Acquires Lender CMLS

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Lawmaker Vows New $15 Billion Oil Fight at Calpers, Calstrs

A California bill forcing the two largest US pension funds to divest an estimated $15 billion in oil and gas assets has quietly fizzled for the third straight year, but the influential state lawmaker behind the effort vowed to renew the legislation with a stronger alliance of climate activists.

JPMorgan Doubles Miami Offices in Push for Wall Street South

JPMorgan Chase & Cois expanding across Miami and Palm Beach, in a bid to seize South Florida’s booming wealth.

Fed Faults Living Wills of BofA, Citi, Goldman and JPMorgan

Four of the biggest banks on Wall Street must improve their blueprints for a hypothetical wind-down after top US regulators found weaknesses in their plans.

US Lawmakers Visit Ailing Binance Executive in Nigerian Jail

Two US lawmakers who visited a jailed <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3bd5-d497-a7fb-ffdd83420000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance Holdings Ltd. executive in Nigeria said he is in poor health and asked the American embassy to seek a humanitarian release even as local authorities press on with a fraud trial against him.