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Por que esses investidores da LUNA entraram com uma ação coletiva contra Binance.US
Por um documento arquivada with the U.S. District Court of Northern District of California, Binance.US users want compensation for their LUNA-UST investments. The lawsuit has been filed as a class action in the United States against Binance.US and its CEO Brian Shroder.
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O reclamante alega que Binance.US has failed to “abide by U.S. federal” and securities regulations. They claimed that the exchange platform offered UST, Terra Classic algorithmic stablecoin, and LUNA now dubbed LUNC as a “safe investment”.
Nesse sentido, eles alegaram que a criptomoeda e os ativos digitais são títulos não registrados na Comissão de Valores Mobiliários dos EUA (SEC). Eles basearam esse argumento no fato de que o sucesso ou fracasso do LUNA dependia de um terceiro centralizado, o Terraform Labs (TFL), e seu cofundador e CEO Kwon Do-Hyung, também conhecido como Do Kwon.
A ação coletiva alega:
O U ST foi anunciado e vendido aos investidores como um ativo “seguro” que poderia ser usado para obter retornos substanciais, inclusive na forma de juros. Os respectivos preços de UST e LUNA dependiam e continuam a depender dos esforços e sucesso (ou fracasso) da TFL.
As seen below, the plaintiffs presented a recent Binance.US advertisement as evidence. In this picture, the exchange promotes its UST staking product with a 19.63% annual percentage reward (APR) followed by a “High Yield, Safe, and Happy Earn”.
Source: Class action document against Binance.USHowever, the advertisement seems to be from Binance, Binance.US’s parent company. The U.S.-based platform has tried to differentiate itself from the global exchange. These efforts have translated to their brand and marketing campaigns, as seen below.
https://t.co/AZwoBOgsqS #Staking também permitirá que os clientes retomem automaticamente as recompensas que recebem semanalmente, garantindo um alto APY por meio da composição.
Saiba mais: https://t.co/KsADN0MF1R pic.twitter.com/vmIkHmZLXH
- Binance.US (@BinanceNÓS) 7 de Junho de 2022
Despite the above, the plaintiffs claimed that the U.S.-based exchange allegedly failed its users when promoting its products:
Despite enjoying those fantastic profits, Binance U.S. plainly failed to comply with federal and state securities laws. Binance U.S. failed to disclose that UST is in fact a security, and that it is selling these securities, even though (i) there is no registration statement in effect for them (…).
The LUNA Aftermath, Binance Under Public Scrutiny
O regulador de valores mobiliários dos EUA tem sido ambíguo sobre sua posição sobre criptomoedas. A Comissão falhou, segundo alguns intervenientes da indústria, em fornecer clareza jurídica e regulamentar.
In step, it has engaged in legal battles with some of the actors in the crypto industry, including Binance.US and the LUNA’s Do Kwon. The class action claims:
Binance U.S.’s failure to comply with the securities laws, and its false advertisements of UST, have led to disastrous consequences for Binance U.S.’s customers: in May 2022, in the span of just a few days, UST lost essentially all its value—a loss of approximately $18 billion. Investors who purchased UST on Binance U.S. were wiped out, learning quickly that, contrary to Binance U.S.’s advertisements, UST was not “safe,” “stable,” or “fiat-backed.”
Um porta-voz para Binance.US told Bitcoinist the following regarding the class action and its accusations:
Binance.US is registered by FinCEN and adheres to all applicable regulations. These assertions are without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously.
The exchange has experienced a lot of scrutiny in past days as it faces an SEC investigation related to the alleged sales of an unregistered security, as mentioned, their native token Binance Moeda (BNB).
Além disso, uma investigação da Reuters claims that Binance has been used as a platform to allegedly launder money, and support a drug operation in Russia. Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao dismissed the accusations.
O artigo da Reuters ontem é um enorme desperdício de tempo e recursos. Esta é a última coisa que direi sobre isso, e a última que nossa equipe irá interagir com o escritor.
O autor continua a usá-lo como um distintivo de honra no Twitter quando suas peças de ficção são verificadas após a publicação.
- CZ Binance (@cz_binance) 7 de Junho de 2022
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No momento da redação deste artigo, o preço do BNB é negociado a US$ 225 com uma perda de 11% no gráfico de 4 horas.
As tendências de preços do BNB para o lado negativo no gráfico de 4 horas. Fonte: Visualização de Negociação BNBUSDTFonte original: Bitcoiné