{"id":613676,"date":"2023-03-03T06:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T06:49:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:49:30","slug":"us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senators Accuse Binance of Illegal Financial Activity, Demand Answers on Money-Laundering and US Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content-row\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users\/\" data-post-title=\"US Senators Accuse Binance of Illegal Financial Activity, Demand Answers on Money-Laundering and US Users\" data-post-edit=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=184272&#038;action=edit\" data-share-title=\"US%20Senators%20Accuse%20Binance%20of%20Illegal%20Financial%20Activity%2C%20Demand%20Answers%20on%20Money-Laundering%20and%20US%20Users\" data-share-link=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users\/\" data-share-image=\"https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD-.png\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--1200x628.png\" alt=\"binance FUD\" decoding=\"async\" data-main-img=\"1\"   data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20628'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--150x79.png 150w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/17131104\/binance-FUD--1200x628.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In recent weeks, Binance, one of the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has found itself under intense scrutiny from U.S. senators and regulators. Moreover, users are now shifting their funds to DEX as Binance becomes a spotlight of regulatory warnings from several countries. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/binances-stablecoin-busd-takes-a-hit-as-investors-liquidated-6-billion-due-to-rising-regulatory-concerns\/\">BUSD trouble<\/a> is still in progress, Binance has been accused of being a \u201chotbed of illegal financial activity\u201d by lawmakers, who have demanded answers from the company on various issues, including its treatment of U.S. users, its finances, and its money-laundering controls.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-binance-connected-to-illegal-activities\">Is Binance Connected To Illegal Activities?<\/h2>\n<p>Adding to Binance\u2019s troubles, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly launched an investigation into the exchange\u2019s stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD). The SEC is looking into whether BUSD is backed by sufficient reserves and qualifies as a security under U.S. law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/stock-market-today-03-02-2023\/card\/u-s-senators-press-binance-on-u-s-users-finances-money-laundering-controls-KKjFRDJlzLlHTh3V88oC\">According to the report<\/a> from Wall Street Journal, Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has been targeted by a bipartisan group of three US Senators who have demanded information regarding its money laundering controls. The Senators have accused the exchange of facilitating \u201cillegal financial activity\u201d and have pressed for transparency on the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Roger Marshall wrote in a letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBinance and its related entities have purposefully evaded regulators, moved assets to criminals and sanctions evaders, and hidden basic financial information from its customers and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group of US Senators, in a letter, addressed to Binance CEO Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao, have requested information related to the company\u2019s balance sheets since 2017, internal protocols, and any exchanges regarding Zhao\u2019s reported attempts to restrict compliance measures.<\/p>\n<p>The Senators have set a deadline of March 16th for Binance to respond to their request.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-binance-is-now-facing-trouble-from-around-the-world\">Binance Is Now Facing Trouble From Around The World<\/h2>\n<p>The ongoing scrutiny marks a significant turning point for Binance, which has long been seen as one of the leading players in the cryptocurrency industry. The company has faced criticism in the past over its regulatory compliance, but it has largely been able to weather these storms and continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/south-korean-regulators-express-concerns-over-binances-gopax-acquisition\/\">latest allegations<\/a> against Binance have hit the company hard. The exchange\u2019s CEO, Changpeng Zhao, has been forced to defend the company\u2019s reputation in public statements, insisting that Binance takes its regulatory obligations seriously and is committed to working with authorities to address any concerns they may have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Was this writing helpful?<\/h4>\n<h5> <span data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#myModal\">No<\/span> <span onclick=\"likeFunction()\">Yes<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/author\/shayan\/\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-del=\"avatar\" alt=\"Photo of Shayan Chowdhury\" src=\"https:\/\/image.coinpedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/06131803\/telegram-cloud-photo-size-5-6177179973115294139-x-300x300.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"180\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/author\/shayan\/\">Shayan Chowdhury<\/a><\/h3>\n<p> Shayan is a digital nomad and a professional journalist. He delivers high-quality engaging articles to Coinpedia through his in-depth research and analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/us-senators-accuse-binance-of-illegal-financial-activity-demand-answers-on-money-laundering-and-us-users\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Shayan Chowdhury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent weeks, Binance, one of the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has found itself under intense scrutiny from U.S. senators and regulators. Moreover, users are now shifting their funds to DEX as Binance becomes a spotlight of regulatory warnings from several countries. While the BUSD trouble is still in progress, Binance has been accused of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":613677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1000,22170],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-613676","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-accuse","8":"category-senators"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}