Binance Fired Staff Over Iran Sanctions Violations
Binance reportedly fired employees who raised concerns about $1 billion in funds moving to sanctioned Iranian entities, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Binance Fired Staff Who Flagged $1 Billion Moving to Sanctioned Iran Entities - WSJ
Binance Fired Staff Who Flagged $1 Billion Moving to Sanctioned Iran Entities WSJ
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Internal investigators said at least two accounts allegedly saw $1.7bn move to Iranian-backed groups Shortly after Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the Binance founder, last fall, company employees revealed the cryptocurrency exchange may have funded Iranian entities with billions of dollars, according to a report by the New York Times. The discovery was made by a group of internal Binance investigators, who reportedly found that people in Iran had accessed more than 1,500 accounts on th...
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