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The SEC is coming for Binance.

Why?

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued the world’s largest crypto exchange. The SEC filed 13 charges against the exchange and its founder, CEO Changpeng Zhao, for its “extensive web of deception.” The SEC alleged that Binance misled investors, manipulated the market, and mishandled customer funds. It’s the second time this year that Binance is feeling the heat from federal regulators — and the latest crackdown on the nearly $1 trillion crypto market since FTX’s collapse.

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The SEC said that Binance, its US-affiliate exchange Binance.US, and its CEO illegally offered and sold securities through unregistered exchanges. The SEC also accused them of using Sigma Chain, a trading firm owned and controlled by Zhao, to engage in “manipulative trading” to artificially inflate trading volumes. As for the misleading claim, the SEC said that Binance and Zhao moved some customer funds to Merit Peak — a third-party firm also owned by Zhao — and mixed them with Binance funds.

How’s Binance responding?

The company called the case “misguided” and promised to fight back “vigorously.” Binance also said it had been in talks with regulators to reach a negotiated settlement. The SEC said that the suit “begins the process” of holding Zhao and Binance accountable. The lawsuit took the crypto world for a ride. Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto asset, dipped over 5% after the news. Binance's own crypto dropped nearly 10%.

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