BNB price risks 40% drop as SEC launches probe against Binance
Downside risks for BNB also come from a recent Reuter exposé that claims Binance laundered "at least $2.35 billion in illicit funds." Binance Coin (BNB) price dropped by nearly 7.3% on June 7 to below $275, its lowest level in three weeks.What's more, BNB price could drop by another 25%–40% in 2022 as its parent firm, Binance, faces allegations of breaking securities rules and laundering billions of dollars in illicit funds for criminals.Bad news twice in a rowBNB was issued as a part of an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017 that amassed $15 million for Binance. The token mainly behaves....
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