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Binance Processado pela CFTC por supostas violações das regras de negociação e derivativos
The world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance Holdings Ltd., has been sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been named in the lawsuit and the charges claim the crypto exchange broke several trading and derivatives rules. The lawsuit also names Binance’s former chief compliance officer, Samuel Lim, for allegedly aiding and abetting Binance’s violations.
Encargos CFTC Binance with Willful Evasion of Federal Law; CEO Changpeng Zhao Named in Lawsuit
A CFTC tem carregada Binance with willful evasion of federal law as the regulator insists Binance operated an illegal digital asset derivatives exchange. The CFTC filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The regulator claims that Binance engaged in a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage to their commercial benefit.
The crux of the charges stem from Binance allegedly offering commodity derivatives transactions to U.S. residents from 2019 until today. Under CEO Changpeng Zhao’s direction, Binance’s compliance program has been ineffective, the regulator stressed in a press statement.
“The complaint charges that for much of the relevant period, Binance did not require its customers to provide any identity-verifying information before trading on the platform, despite the legal duty that entities like Binance functioning as futures commission merchants (FCMs) collect such information, and failed to implement basic compliance procedures designed to prevent and detect terrorist financing and money laundering,” the CFTC explained on Monday.
A CFTC observa que facilitar transações de derivativos sem se registrar no regulador é ilegal. O regulador enfatizou que o CEO Changpeng Zhao é responsável por tais falhas de conformidade. A CFTC declarou:
Zhao is liable for Binance’s violations based on his control over Binance and his long-running failure to act in good faith concerning Binance’s misconduct.
Following the news, the entire crypto economy lost 2.94% against the U.S. dollar with bitcoin (BTC) caindo abaixo da faixa de US$ 27,000 por unidade. A CFTC está buscando penalidades monetárias civis, proibições permanentes de comércio e registro e restituição. “A ação de execução de hoje demonstra que não há localização, ou alegada falta de localização, que impeça a CFTC de proteger os investidores americanos”, disse o presidente da CFTC Rostin Behnam disse em um comunicado.
“I have been clear that the CFTC will continue to use all of its authority to find and stop misconduct in the volatile and risky digital asset market,” Behnam added. “For years, Binance knew they were violating CFTC rules, working actively to both keep the money flowing and avoid compliance. This should be a warning to anyone in the digital asset world that the CFTC will not tolerate willful avoidance of U.S. law,” the chairman concluded.
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Fonte original: Bitcoin.com