Binance Faces DOJ Probe as Investigators Target Crypto Money Laundering and T...
Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is now being probed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the assumption that it could be immersed in money laundering transactions. The investigation will also include inquiries from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which has been recently investigating a number of crypto trading platforms. Binance Probed by US Department of Justice Today, it was revealed that Binance, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is being the subject of an investigation related to transactions involving alleged....
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