CFTC sues Binance and cofounder Changpeng Zhao for allegedly violating trading rules
The Commodities Futures and Trading Commission sued Binance — as well as cofounder and CEO Changpeng Zhao and former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim — for allegedly violating trading rules.the regulator listed eight provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act that it claims were breached.
Binance further helped customers avoid its own access controls and evade its"ineffective compliance program." Binance has also significantly ramped up compliance staff and spent $80 million to help with transaction monitoring,"know your customer" rules, and other compliance programs, the exchange said, pointing to efforts to block US residents.
By not registering with the CFTC, Binance"disregarded federal laws essential to the integrity and vitality of the U.S. financial markets, including laws that require the implementation of controls designed to prevent and detect money laundering and terrorism financing," the complaint said.
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