Binance nega le accuse di indagini sul riciclaggio di denaro

• Reuters claims the DOJ’s inquiry involves prosecutors at the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
• Binance, confutando le segnalazioni di possibili accuse penali, ha affermato di avere un team di quasi 300 investigatori informatici che collaborano con le autorità di tutto il mondo.

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Earlier today, Reuters reported that a possible division among prosecutors in the US Department of Justice is delaying the completion of a lengthy criminal investigation into Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange. The platform claimed that sources familiar with the matter said prosecutors have different opinions about whether the present evidence is sufficient to press charges against the exchange and its executives.

However, Binance took to Twitter to dismiss the report, claiming the news site got it wrong this time. The trading platform accused Reuters of “attacking our incredible law enforcement team. A team that we’re incredibly proud of – they’ve made crypto more secure for all of us.”

Reuters ha sbagliato di nuovo.

Now they're attacking our incredible law enforcement team. A team that we're incredibly proud of – they've made crypto more secure for all of us.

Here’s the full statement we sent the reporter and a blog about our remarkable law enforcement team.

— Binance (@binance) 12 dicembre 2022

Binance ha condiviso una dichiarazione e un post sul blog che descrive in dettaglio la sua lotta contro il crimine. La società commerciale, tramite un portavoce, ha affermato di non avere alcuna visione del funzionamento interno del Dipartimento di giustizia degli Stati Uniti, aggiungendo che sarebbe inappropriato commentare se lo avesse fatto.

Binance revealed that it had in its ranks some of the most renowned cyber investigators representing major law enforcement agencies around the world. The popular exchange further said it has a team of almost 300 financial crime investigators working to keep users safe, adding that “their hard work has directly resulted in a crypto ecosystem that has far less criminal activity on average than the traditional cash system.”

Binance ha anche notato che il team ha collaborato con le forze dell'ordine di tutto il mondo per risolvere casi che coinvolgono hack, truffe, frodi sugli investimenti, riciclaggio di denaro, attacchi sponsorizzati da stati nazionali e altri crimini. Inoltre, l'exchange di criptovalute ha rivelato che il team ha tenuto sessioni con Interpol, Europol e forze dell'ordine in Brasile, Argentina e altri paesi.

Binance ha condiviso maggiori dettagli in un blog inviare, detto,

During the past year, this program has led to us sharing our insider knowledge and expertise over the course of more than 70 workshops and training sessions with law enforcement and prosecutors in a variety of countries — from Asia to Europe, and the Americas. The list includes Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Philippines, Sweden, South Korea, Thailand, and the UK — to name but a few. 

Binance e il DOJ

The focus of the Dipartimento di Giustizia‘s inquiry, which began in 2018, was Binance’s compliance with AML regulations and sanctions in the United States. U.S. authorities were looking into allegations of conspiracy to launder money, unauthorized money transmission, and criminal sanctions breaches.

According to two Reuter’s sources, several of the at least six federal prosecutors working the case feel that the information previously acquired supports taking serious action against the exchange and charging certain officials, including the founder Changpeng Zhao, with crimes. The sources claimed that others have urged for taking the time to consider further evidence.

According to the article, Binance’s defense lawyers met with Justice Department representatives recently and advocated against taking legal action. The crypto exchange warned that any legal action taken against them might have a disastrous effect on the cryptocurrency industry. The negotiations allegedly covered prospective plea bargains, according to the report.

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