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Belgian financial regulator orders Binance to cease all virtual currency services

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has ordered major cryptocurrency exchange Binance to stop offering crypto exchange and custody wallet services.  In a June 23 notice, the FSMA said that by Binance offering crypto-related services “from countries that are not members of the European Economic Area,” the exchange was violating Belgian laws on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT). The financial regulator said Binance must cease “with immediate effect” all related services in Belgium. According to the FSMA, Binance controlled an estimated 19 companies…

SEC Sought Freeze Order Despite ‘No Evidence’ That Binance Was Moving U.S. Customer Funds

“There are a lot of details about amounts transferred and where they went…” Barrett asked the SEC’s lawyers. “You say these funds consisted in significant part of Binance platforms, plural, customer assets, including those of Binance.US … Can you clarify or walk me through the transfers you allege were made specifically from the U.S. entities, as opposed to the international Binance platform, to offshore accounts held by Zhao, and how you know that those were customer assets?” Source

Binance Hires Former Justice Department Prosecutor in Fight with SEC

Kendall Day led the department’s efforts to combat money laundering, including dealing with charges related to money laundering, deferred prosecution agreement, etc. Amid its ongoing legal fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), crypto exchange Binance has hired a former white-collar prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DoJ), as per the court filing on Thursday, June 22. M. Kendall Day, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington DC office, will serve as counsel for Binance in the SEC case. Previously, Day worked for 15 years as the…

Binance engages former DOJ prosecutor to counter SEC allegations

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Binance has enlisted the expertise of a former attorney from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to mount a defense against the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Bloomberg, M. Kendall Day has been appointed as Binance’s legal counsel in their ongoing lawsuit with the SEC. His credentials on the Gibson Dunn website indicate that before joining the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. branch, Day served as an acting deputy assistant…

More regulatory action for Binance, Brazil’s branch director summoned

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The CPI, a Brazilian regulator, has sought the presence of Guilherme Haddad Nazar, the general director of Binance brokerage in Brazil, as a witness. Deputy Alfredo Gaspar has presented a motion, and the rest of the CPI will vote on it and debate it at their next meeting on June 27.  Integrante da CPI quer que Guilherme Haddad Nazar deponha na condição de testemunha; executivo é sobrinho do ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddadhttps://t.co/xn3tHREeED — Portal do…

Binance Unveils Local Digital Asset Platform in Kazakhstan

According to the General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiyev, the platform has joint forces with five regulatory bodies in the country. As always, the popular crypto exchange Binance is expanding its horizon by launching a regulated platform in Kazakhstan. The company announced the new local digital asset platform in the country on June 20th after receiving a go-ahead in October last year. At the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) in 2022, the AIFC Financial Services Authority (AFSA) gave crypto exchanges the license to manage a digital asset platform and…

Binance Director Could Be Summoned by Brazilian Parliament over Pyramid Scheme Allegations

This month, the crypto company faced issues with regulators in at least four countries.This month, the crypto company faced issues with regulators in at least four countries. The Director of Binance in Brazil Guilherme Haddad could be called to appear before the Brazilian Parliament. This is because there is an ongoing investigation regarding the crypto company operating a pyramid scheme in the country. Congressman Alfredo Gaspar made the summons, and the vote on this issue will be held on Tuesday, June 27th. One of the major issues this time is…

Binance faces scrutiny in Brazil, exec summoned to testify before Congress

Deputy Alfredo Gaspar, a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has requested the summoning of Guilherme Haddad, the director of Binance Brazil, to appear before the Brazilian parliament as part of an ongoing Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) investigation into alleged pyramid schemes in the country. The June 21 request will be voted on by members of the CPI on June 27.  According to a translation of the Brazilian news outlet Portal do Bitcoin, if the vote is approved, Haddad will be summoned to appear before the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies…

Binance accuses SEC of ‘misleading’ statements on exchange assets

Lawyers representing Binance.US, Binance Holdings Limited, and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao have filed a motion alleging that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) misled the public with statements made in an ongoing securities lawsuit. In a recent filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the legal teams for Binance, Binance.US, and CZ claimed that the SEC had made “misleading” statements in a press release on June 17. The motion calls for the SEC to adhere to “applicable rules of conduct.” The filing specifically referred to…