Binance CEO accuses WSJ of defamation over Iran sanctions report
• Binance CEO accuses WSJ of defamation over Iran sanctions report Two major news outlets published similar reports on Monday claiming that Binance had fired or suspended employees
Defamation
The Daily: Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8M defamation judgment against Ben 'BitBoy' Armstrong, Harvard trims bitcoin ETF holdings, and more
• The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8 million defamation judgment against crypto influencer Ben 'BitBoy' Armstrong
• The ruling stems from posts Armstrong made in March 2025 falsely accusing O’Leary of murder in connection with a 2019 boating accident.