(1) “We stand by our reporting," a @WSJ told DL News after @binance filed a defamation lawsuit against the publication on Wednesday.

(2)The crypto industry’s largest exchange filed a defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday over the newspaper’s reporting in February that Binance fired employees after they uncovered $1.7 billion in crypto tied to sanctioned entities had flowed through the platform.

(3) The lawsuit seen by DL News alleges that the Wall Street Journal planned its reports with “hatred” and “ill will,” and that the outlet rushed out a “clickbait” version of the story to beat competing news outlets. Binance is pressing for a jury trial to decide the case.