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US commenced probe on Binance.US

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February 16, 2022
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing two trading affiliates of Binance.US, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The two trading firms under investigation are Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak Ltd, and both reportedly have ties to Binance.

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Former executives told the Wall Street Journal that CEO Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, controlled both firms as of late last year.

The Wall Street Journal said that corporate documents also confirm a connection.

Both companies act as market makers on Binance.US, the American branch of the cryptocurrency exchange.

Regulators are reportedly concerned about how the exchange disclosed its connections to those trading firms. While Binance says that market makers may trade on its exchange, it does not name Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak Ltd. specifically.

Binance representatives told the Wall Street Journal that it is not required to report its corporate structure to the public, but that it does share that information with regulators when asked.

Binance has previously been the subject of probes from U.S. regulators. In May 2021, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service probed the firm over the possibility of investors using the exchange for money laundering and tax fraud.

Later, in September 2021, it was reported that the CFTC was probing the exchange to investigate whether employees engaged in insider trading and market manipulation.

Regulators are reportedly concerned about how the exchange disclosed its connections to those trading firms. While Binance says that market makers may trade on its exchange, it does not name Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak Ltd. specifically.

Binance representatives told the Wall Street Journal that it is not required to report its corporate structure to the public, but that it does share that information with regulators when asked.

Binance Was Previously Probed by Regulators

Binance has previously been the subject of probes from U.S. regulators. In May 2021, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service probed the firm over the possibility of investors using the exchange for money laundering and tax fraud.

Later, in September 2021, it was reported that the CFTC was probing the exchange to investigate whether employees engaged in insider trading and market manipulation.

 

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