![]() ![]() Zhao said the Binance "team is all standing by, ensuring systems are stable, including withdrawals, and deposits," he said on Twitter. ![]() "Zhao and Binance misled investors about their risk controls and corrupted trading volumes while actively concealing who was operating the platform, the manipulative trading of its affiliated market maker, and even where and with whom investor funds and crypto assets were custodied." "Through thirteen charges, we allege that Zhao and Binance entities engaged in an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. The agency also alleged that Zhao and Binance "commingled" customer assets, including to another Zhao-controled entity, Signa Chain, which "engaged in manipulative trading that artificially inflated the platform's trading volume," the SEC said. Zhao maintained that Binance.US was independent of Binance, but was "secretly controlled" by Binance "behind the scenes," according to the complaint. Zhao and Binance publicly claimed that US customers were barred from transacting on, but the platform "secretly" allowed high-value customers to keep trading, the SEC said. The SEC case comes on the heels of charges in March by another US regulator, the Commodities Futures and Exchange Commission. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint listing 13 charges involving platforms and other investment entities controlled by founder Changpeng Zhao, who was once seen as the archrival of disgraced crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried. The case also alleges Binance misused customer funds. Binance is alleged to have permitted US residents to trade, even though the platform is not registered in the United States as a securities exchange. ![]()
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