Binance

On-chain data shows Bhutan transferred approximately $34.5 million in bitcoin to Binance exchange, with holdings falling below 1,750 BTC.

Binance has publicly disputed a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Iranian financier Babak Zanjani moved $850 million through its platform. CEO Richard Teng said the claims are inaccurate. The controversy emerges amid heightened geopolitical tensions. The US has paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan due to the Iran situation, and a Pakistani field marshal is traveling to Tehran to broker a US-Iran deal. Binance has been strengthening compliance measures in recent years, seeking to distance itself from sanctioned entities. This dispute highlights the compliance challenges crypto exchanges face amid geopolitical conflicts. ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has demanded that Binance comply with government-specified monitoring guidelines, marking an escalation in regulatory pressure on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. According to reports, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is intensifying enforcement actions, requiring Binance to fully implement compliance monitoring requirements. This move is seen as a key part of the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to clean up the cryptocurrency industry. Binance, as the world’s largest crypto trading platform, has long faced intense scrutiny from regulators worldwide. Previously, Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines to resolve the U.S. Department of Justice investigation and committed to strengthening its compliance framework. ...