Binance receives Treasury letter seeking interviews and records

11 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 7

The US Department of the Treasury requested employee interviews and documents as part of an investigation into potential sanctions violations during the exchange's monitorship.
Binance said it is fully cooperating with the independent monitor and relevant agencies, calling the oversight part of efforts to strengthen compliance and anti-money-laundering controls.
The request follows Binance's guilty plea nearly three years ago to US charges tied to sanctions and anti-money-laundering violations, under which it agreed to operate with a monitor.

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