Scoop: EU officials suspect Binance is faking accounts in Ireland and Malta
EU investigators told Protos that crypto exchange Binance may be using companies in Ireland and Malta to hide illicit activity.
EU investigators told Protos that crypto exchange Binance may be using companies in Ireland and Malta to hide illicit activity.
Protos has been told that several European countries have been spurred into action after Binance was indicted by the SEC earlier this month.
While the civil charges brought by the SEC against Binance and FTX are unique to each business, there are still some striking similarities.
Since 2019, France has required crypto firms to register with the country’s financial regulator. However, Binance didn’t do this until 2022.
With BUSD’s market cap at $4.5 billion, it looks to be just a matter of time before the former top-three stablecoin vanishes completely.