FTXWith the collapse of , the dark clouds on the crypto money markets are not able to dissipate.
While the allegations made by WSJ about Binance’s reserves in the morning have not been digested yet, another news came from Reuters.
Allegedly, 4 people speaking to Reuters stated that there has been an ongoing investigation against Binance since 2018 and that this investigation is aimed at determining whether there is any violation of anti-money laundering laws.
According to two sources; About 6 federal prosecutors are handling the case, and some of these prosecutors think there is enough evidence to bring charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao. Other prosecutors say time is needed to gather more evidence.
resources BinanceHe stated that meetings were held between Gibson Dunn, the law firm he works in the USA, and Ministry of Justice officials. According to the sources, these meetings were based on a potential deal, as a lawsuit against Binance would hit the crypto industry hugely.
BinanceIt was stated that the charges against .
At this point, it is considered that the investigation can end in three ways. 1- Prosecutors can file an indictment against Binance and Cz. 2- The investigation can end with an agreement. 3- The investigation can be closed by itself.
Reuters claimed that it researched Binance throughout 2022 and came across the following findings in its report.
“Binance has weak anti-money laundering controls. It has made more than $10 billion in payments to criminals and companies seeking to evade US sanctions and has developed actions to evade regulators in the United States.”
As can be understood from the news of Reuters, there is nothing new. It was already a known event that Binance was being investigated by the US Department of Justice. It seems like they want to be uploaded to Binance through the unclear details of this investigation.
The US mainstream media, which blamed Binance and Cz for the collapse of FTX, placed Binance on the target board. With the news coming one after the other today, it seems that Binance is trying to be put to a stress test. Will Binance pass this test successfully? We will be following.
During all this bitcoin It continues to move steadily horizontally.
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