This is old news - but worth repeating, as evidence of the crypto wild wild west!

Binance failed to police customer accounts executing suspicious transactions after it's s Nov 2023, settlement with the US Government for violations of sanctions and Bank Secrecy Laws.

Some accounts moved eight or nine figure sums, with a total of $144M in suspicious transfers. The operator of four cryptocurrency wallets involved has a history of transferring illicit funds for Hezbollah, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Assad regime in Syria. https://www.comsuregroup.com/news/13-suspicious-accounts-totalling-17-billion-since-2021/#:~:text=22/12/2025.%20According%20to%20a%20report%20in%20the,of%20a%202023%20settlement%20with%20the%20U.S.. #Crypto #CryptoCurrencies #Regulations #BankingLaw #Binance #USGov #CryptoCrime #MoneyLaundering #KYC #OFAC #Zhao

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