Binance let suspicious accounts move millions after $4.3B US plea deal: Report
Binance reportedly allowed 13 suspicious accounts to move approximately $1.7 billion in crypto, including $144 million after its November 2023 $4.3 billion plea deal with U.S. authorities. Internal documents show accounts from Venezuela, Brazil, Syria, Niger, and China exhibited red flags, such as a Venezuelan account receiving $177 million and changing bank details 647 times in 14 months. Another account, accessed from Caracas and Osaka within 10 hours—a physical impossibility—processed $93 million. The activity raises questions about Binance's compliance upgrades promised in its settlement, which included enhanced monitoring and due diligence. The report follows former President Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in October.
cointelegraph12/22 13:29