Binance’s payments partner in Australia had abruptly cut it off, meaning local customers couldn’t deposit Aussie dollars on the platform via bank transfer. The hit to business was immediate, with Binance halting all Aussie trading pairs about two weeks later, along with bank withdrawals of the local currency.
Crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. and bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital LLC asked a New York federal judge to toss claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that their defunct investment program was a sale of unregistered securities, arguing that contracts involved were "simple lending arrangements," and the SEC case is complicating the process of returning funds to investors.