Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has come under scrutiny after a Wall Street Journal report revealed that the platform fired its top investigators following their allegations of wash trading involving a top VIP client, DWF Labs. Binance Refutes Wash Trading Allegations The report alleges that DWF Labs conducted over $300 million in […]
Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, faces a sentencing recommendation of three years imprisonment from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). This follows his guilty plea last year to charges concerning severe lapses in the company’s anti-money laundering (AML) controls, as mandated by the US Bank Secrecy Act. […]
According to local media reports, Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, has been remanded in custody in Abuja, Nigeria. The Federal High Court in Abuja postponed the hearing of Gambaryan’s bail application for 11 days, with the remand order continuing until the bail hearing on April 18. The judge, Emeka Nwite, agreed with […]