{"id":65792,"date":"2023-11-29T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=65792"},"modified":"2023-11-29T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:38:00","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-faces-1bln-lawsuit-over-binance-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/cristiano-ronaldo-faces-1bln-lawsuit-over-binance-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo Faces $1Bln Lawsuit Over Binance Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo's recent urging of digital asset firm <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/changpeng-zhao-steps-down-as-binance-us-chair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Binance<\/a> has prompted crypto investors to file a lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo Faces $1Bln Lawsuit Over Binance Promotion\" class=\"wp-image-65803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-1320x743.png 1320w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391-1140x641.png 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/74abf269-f1fc-4f9f-9a74-3024b5954391.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese-origin football&nbsp;star, sparked a commotion in the cryptocurrency community with his support for Binance, the leading global digital asset exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous crypto traders and investors in the broader crypto markets attributed their losses to Ronaldo's promotion of Binance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, it was claimed that the football star's recent promotions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/blog\/markets\/cristiano-ronaldo-and-binance-team-up-for-a-legendary-nft-partnership-421499824684904050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">multi-year partnership with Binance<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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at least three of these collections were facilitated on Binance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An In-Depth Analysis of&nbsp;Ronaldo's&nbsp;Lawsuit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit primarily alludes to the extraordinary influence of Ronaldo, which appears to have been critical in elevating Binance to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intriguingly, the complaint asserts that the NFT sales for the football star's collection were extraordinarily successful in stimulating the exchange, as evidenced by a 500% surge in total Binance searches in the week that followed the initial sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the accuser asserts that Ronaldo, given his substantial investment expertise and access to renowned investment advisors, should have been aware, or at the very least, should have been informed, regarding Binance's involvement in the<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/binance-wins-lawsuit-sales-of-unregister-token.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> unregistered sale of cryptocurrency securities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, plaintiffs, including Gordon Lewis, Michael Sizemore, and Mikey Vongdara, who suffered losses due to Ronaldo's endorsement of Binance, are now pursuing monetary compensation to&nbsp;recoup their legal costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-the-future-hold-for-binance\">What Does The Future Hold For Binance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange seems to be facing difficulties due to several lawsuits the company has seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the lawsuit mentioned above, the platform had recently faced allegations of disregarding appropriate anti-money laundering protocols, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/binance-gets-new-ceo-after-changpeng-zhao-steps-down.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changpeng\u00a0Zhao's resignation<\/a> as the organization's CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the company consented to a settlement payment of $4.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company observed substantial outflows in the wake of Binance's money laundering scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;the organization faces another legal dispute, adverse sentiments appear to accumulate in the cryptocurrency markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s recent urging of digital asset firm Binance has prompted crypto investors to file a lawsuit. Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese-origin football&nbsp;star, sparked a commotion in the cryptocurrency community with his support for Binance, the leading global digital asset exchange. 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