Crypto exchange Binance US moved $400 million from its platform to a trading firm managed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, a Reuters бүгүн отчет дооматтар, citing documents.
The cash was moved in the first three months of 2021 from the Binance US account at Silvergate Bank to Merit Peak Ltd, the news agency said.
Merit Peak Ltd is a little-known trading firm reportedly managed by Zhao. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission мындай деди: Өткөн жылы ал фирманы иликтеп жаткан.
Binance US is a digital asset exchange for U.S. customers. It is a partner of the world’s biggest crypto exchange Binance but is ostensibly independently run.
Reuters also cited text messages from Binance US executives concerned about the flow of funds. Former Binance US CEO Catherine Coley asked about the transfers at the time, referring to them as “unexpected,” according to Reuters. Coley was unceremoniously ousted as CEO of Binance US in April 2021, replaced by former OCC Chief Brian Brooks—who himself departed the company three months later.
Neither Binance nor Binance US representatives immediately responded to чечмелөө‘s request for a comment.
Кечээ, Binance мындай деди: it would likely pay fines to settle SEC investigations.
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