Exchange record
Binance
Global centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on July 14, 2017. Binance remained active after its November 2023 coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions, which included a corporate guilty plea, more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties, leadership change, and enhanced compliance obligations.
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Summary
Global centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on July 14, 2017. Binance remained active after its November 2023 coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions, which included a corporate guilty plea, more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties, leadership change, and enhanced compliance obligations.
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Binance began operating as a centralized exchange.
Binance Holdings pleaded guilty to U.S. anti-money-laundering, unlicensed money-transmitting, and sanctions violations and entered coordinated resolutions with DOJ, CFTC, FinCEN, and OFAC requiring more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties and compliance remediation.
Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that federal prosecutors were investigating whether Binance violated U.S. sanctions on Iran and whether it knowingly allowed prohibited trading on its platform. Reuters reported that a source confirmed the probe.