The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening the circle around Binance. In a last-minute development, the SEC has asked a court to order a temporary ban on the freezing of assets linked to Binance.US. Meanwhile, Binance and its CEO, CZ, responded to the SEC’s allegations.
SEC’s request for temporary restriction on Binance.US
The filing comes a day after the SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance. A court filing in DC District Court sought approval to freeze assets affiliated with BAM Management US Holdings and BAM Trading Services, the holding and operating firms of Binance.US. As you follow on Kriptokoin.com, the SEC also reported on Monday that Binance.US, Binance Global, and Binance’s founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) alleged that companies affiliated with CZ could secretly access funds belonging to Binance.US customers. filed a lawsuit over a number of allegations of compliance and control errors, including In its latest move, the SEC cited the following in its request:
Given the years of Defendants’ violating behavior, their disregard of US law, their avoidance of regulatory oversight, and open questions regarding various financial transfers and the custody and control of Client Assets, the SEC is committed to ensuring the safety of client assets and preventing the dispersal of existing assets for any decision. respectfully submits that this assistance is required on an accelerated basis.
What if the court grants the request?
Another file requests “showing why no injunction should be issued,” “an order directing defendants to repatriate assets held for the benefit of BAM customers,” “an order prohibiting defendants from destroying records,” and a host of other orders. If the order is accepted, Binance will have five days to ensure that only Binance.US can access customer funds. Also, within 30 days it will need to transfer all client assets to new wallets that only Binance.US has access to.
Monday’s filing pointed to a request for a temporary restraining order, with the SEC stating it would seek injunctive relief that could include an asset freeze and a “verified accounting.” The SEC filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging that Binance allowed two CZ-affiliated companies, Sigma Chain and Merit Peak, to access “billions of US dollars” of client funds held by BAM Trading. Binance, on the other hand, said in a statement that user funds on Binance.US are never at risk.
Binance and its CEO responded to the allegations of the SEC!
Binance, on the other hand, denies the SEC’s allegations. In this regard, he claims that he always acts transparently and in compliance with the regulations. Following the latest developments, the crypto exchange published a statement on its Twitter account. In the statement in question, Binance underlines some issues in response to the allegations:
- Our wallet addresses? Transparent and open. So, it is possible for everyone to see.
- Are we misusing user assets? It never has been and never will be.
- Do we have debt in our capital structure? No, it never happened.
- Do we have an unsecured loan? We never do business this way.
- Have we made large political donations? It has not been and will not be part of our agenda.
- We are a community of people united by the promise of financial inclusion.
- Of different races, ethnicities and faiths.
- We are Binance. We will continue to develop for our users and stand for this industry.
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, also retweeted the announcement of the exchange, saying, “People often use their (narrow) worldview when evaluating us. For example, Question: Do you have any debt? Answer: No, no!” A note fell.
People often use their own (narrow) world views to view us. Like,
Q: You don't have debt?
A: No, we don't. https://t.co/Kxw3MFJb0M— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) June 6, 2023
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