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Reuters reveals U.S. sought records on Binance CEO for crypto money laundering probe

01 September 2022, 2:41 pm 1 minute

Reuters exclusively revealed U.S. federal prosecutors asked Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to provide extensive internal records about its anti-money laundering checks, along with communications involving its chief executive and founder Changpeng Zhao, according to a late-2020 written request seen by Reuters.

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Reuters reveals U.S. sought records on Binance CEO for crypto money laundering probe

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