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Weekly Roundup: US Blacklists Wagner, Binance Loses US Banking Partner, and More

U.S. officials designated Russia's Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, CNBC reported. More The U.K. Solicitors Regulation Authority launched an investigation into alleged breaches of rules to protect free speech by Discreet Law following claims that the firm helped Yevgeny Prigozhin, the blacklisted owner of the Wagner Group, file a defamation lawsuit against the founder of Bellingcat, an investigative news outlet, the Times reported. More The decision by Binance's banking partner in the U.S. to sever ties with the global cryptocurrency exchange illustrates the difficulties virtual asset service providers face in securing and maintaining access to mainstream financial services,...

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