Investigation finds that Binance withheld information from regulators and maintained weak checks on customers even as it publicly welcomed government oversight
Reuters
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The world's largest #crypto exchange @Binance maintained weak money-laundering checks on customers and acted against its own compliance department's recommendations, a @specialreports investigation has found https://www.reuters.com/... via @AABerwick @tomwilson1983 https://twitte…
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Angus Berwick
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Reuters earlier published my and @tomwilson1983's investigation into crypto giant Binance's money laundering compliance. We reviewed internal docs and messages, and spoke with ex-staff and partners around the world. Here are a few of our findings: 1/10 https://www.reuters.com/...
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Dan Taylor
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“I'm shocked,” commented no one. https://twitter.com/...
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@williamsmjw
Michael Williams
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Monumental takeout today on how crypto king @cz_binance & @binance avoid regulatory scrutiny around the world, via @AABerwick @tomwilson1983 @reuters. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@liam_gallas
Liam J. Kelly
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Pretty wild some of these findings from Reuters latest investigation into crypto's biggest exchange. https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@aaberwick
Angus Berwick
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NEW: Crypto giant @binance said it welcomed government oversight and vowed to help stop money laundering. Instead, my investigation with @tomwilson1983 found Binance kept weak checks in place and withheld information from regulators: https://www.reuters.com/...
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@iron_emu
Simon Robinson
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“Binance has operated outside rules that govern traditional financial firms + many crypto rivals. An opaque corporate structure has enabled it to offer products that many national regulators don't allow locally registered firms to sell” #Binance #Crypto https://www.reuters.com/..…