Binance, CZ e 3 influenciadores nomeados no processo $1B
- Binance, Changpeng Zhao e três influenciadores foram nomeados em um processo de $1 bilhão, alegando que eles se envolveram na promoção de títulos não registrados.
- O escritório de advocacia Moscowitz e Boies Schiller Flexner entraram com a ação no Distrito Sul da Flórida e estão buscando indenização por três investidores.
- Os três influenciadores nomeados no processo da Binance são o astro do NBA Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler, e os YouTubers 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.
De acordo com um relatório da Fortuna, o escritório de advocacia Moscowitz e Boies Schiller Flexner entraram com o processo contra Binance, CZ e três influenciadores no Distrito Sul da Flórida, alegando que a troca de criptomoedas é responsável pela promoção ilegal de valores mobiliários não registrados com a ajuda de influenciadores pagos.
“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.
O processo também alega que os investidores afetados pelos endossos da Binance, CZ e os influenciadores não são obrigados a provar ao tribunal que foram afetados por essas campanhas promocionais. Mais de três inventores foram trazidos para o caso, com o escritório de advocacia afirmando que milhões de investidores podem ter sido afetados. O plano é agregar mais influenciadores ao case também.
CEO da Binance explica laços com a China
Binance e sua relação com a China foram escondidos por mais de sete anos, 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 violação das regras de negociação e derivativos.
Jornalista cripto com mais de 3 anos de experiência em DeFi, NFT, metaverso, etc. Parth trabalhou com grandes meios de comunicação no mundo cripto e financeiro e ganhou experiência e conhecimento em cultura criptográfica depois de sobreviver a mercados de baixa e alta ao longo dos anos.
