Binance faces second probe over Iran-linked billions
US investigators want to know if Binance knowingly facilitated Iran's crypto-based illegal oil sales via two Chinese entities.
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US investigators want to know if Binance knowingly facilitated Iran's crypto-based illegal oil sales via two Chinese entities.
Read more (1 min) →A US civil forfeiture complaint is attempting to seize $61M worth of cryptocurrency tied to Iran's illegal oil sales that relied on Binance.
The Wall Street Journal has revealed that Binance facilitated billions of dollars more in Iran-linked crypto transfers.
A US senator is not happy with Binance figures about its Iran-linked activities and is demanding a new set of answers by April 14.
Binance's suit warns that the Wall Street Journal must not be allowed to set aside journalistic standards and publish defamatory narratives.
The inquiry questions Binance's commitment to a 2023 plea agreement and is demanding details related to Iranian sanctions.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Binance fired staff who had uncovered Binance accounts sending $1B worth of crypto to Iran.
Reuters revealed Binance knew it was serving Iran-based users despite US sanctions prohibiting them from doing so.