
Binance, CZ e 3 influencer citati nella causa $1B
- Binance, Changpeng Zhao e tre influencer sono stati citati in una causa da $1 miliardo in cui si afferma che si sono impegnati nella promozione di titoli non registrati.
- Lo studio legale Moscowitz e Boies Schiller Flexner hanno intentato causa nel distretto meridionale della Florida e chiedono il risarcimento dei danni per tre investitori.
- I tre influencer nominati nella causa di Binance sono la star di NBA Miami Heat Jimmy Butler e gli YouTuber Graham Stephan e Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto).
- “We’ve been investigating these same unregistered security issues against Binance for over a year,” said the lawsuit.
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by spot trading volume, has been the center of many lawsuits amid increasing regulatory pressure in the US. Interestingly, the exchange has also faced pressure to discontinue the minting of its stablecoin, BUSD. As per a report, the crypto exchange along with its CEO and co-founder, Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ in the crypto space, along with three other influencers have been named in a $1 billion lawsuit.
Secondo un rapporto di Fortuna, lo studio legale Moscowitz e Boies Schiller Flexner hanno intentato causa contro Binance, CZ e tre influencer nel distretto meridionale della Florida, sostenendo che l'exchange di criptovalute è responsabile della promozione illegale di titoli non registrati con l'aiuto di influencer pagati.
“This is a classic example of a centralized exchange which is promoting the sale of an unregistered security,” said the filing while explaining the charges.
The three influencers named in the Binance lawsuit are NBA Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, and YouTubers Graham Stephan and Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto). In a similar lawsuit against Voyager Digital, the law firm claimed that influencers promoting “unregistered securities” are liable for customer losses. It seems that the same issue appears here as well.
It is crucial to note that the influencers and the exchange are asked to pay $1 billion as damages to investors. “We’ve been investigating these same unregistered security issues against Binance for over a year,” said the lawsuit, while adding that the partners of Binance and CZ are responsible for the losses of the customers and will have to pay accordingly.
La causa sostiene inoltre che gli investitori che sono stati colpiti dalle approvazioni di Binance, CZ e gli influencer non sono tenuti a dimostrare al tribunale di essere stati colpiti da queste campagne promozionali. Oltre tre inventori sono stati coinvolti nel caso, con lo studio legale che ha affermato che milioni di investitori potrebbero essere stati colpiti. Il piano è di aggiungere anche altri influencer al caso.
Il CEO di Binance spiega i legami con la Cina
Binance e il suo rapporto con la Cina sono stati nascosti per oltre sette anni, claims a report from the Financial Times, and this news rocked the industry. “We no longer publish our office addresses … people in China can directly say that our office is not in China,” Zhao had reportedly said in a company message group in November 2017.
On the other hand, the exchange spoke to Cointelegraph, confirming that it “does not operate in China nor do we have any technology, including servers or data, based in China,” and adding:
“While we did have a customer service call center based in China to service global Mandarin speakers, those employees who wished to remain with the company were offered relocation assistance starting in 2021.”
It is also important to mention here that Binance, CZ, and the exchange’s Chief Compliance Officer, Samuel Lim, were sued by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for violazione delle regole di trading e derivati.