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Former Insiders Allege Binance, Commingled Client Assets and Company Revenue

Reuters | Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson | May 23, 2023

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According to sources familiar with the matter, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is alleged to have commingled customer funds with company revenue in 2020 and 2021.

  • Potential Breach of U.S. Financial Rules:
    • This practice breaches U.S. financial rules that mandate customer money to be kept separate.
    • The sums in question reportedly run into billions of dollars, and commingling allegedly happened almost daily in Binance's accounts held at U.S. lender Silvergate Bank. This lack of separation potentially puts client assets at risk by obscuring their whereabouts​.
  • Binance's Response:
    • Binance has denied the allegations, stating that the accounts in question were not used to accept user deposits but were used to facilitate user purchases of crypto.
    • The company asserts that there was no commingling because these accounts held 100% corporate funds. When users sent money to the account, they were buying Binance's bespoke dollar-linked crypto-token, BUSD, according to a Binance spokesperson​.

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  • Contradictions in Binance's Claims:
    • Despite Binance's assertions, previous representations by the exchange to its customers characterized the transfers as deposits, undermining Binance's current explanation.
    • Furthermore, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has alleged that Binance allowed U.S. customers to trade on its platform from 2019 to this year, despite publicly claiming to restrict access to Americans. Binance has responded by stating that it blocks U.S. users​.

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