{"id":51612,"date":"2023-06-08T17:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=51612"},"modified":"2023-06-09T08:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:05:31","slug":"cz-refutes-claims-of-user-fund-diversion-from-binance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/cz-refutes-claims-of-user-fund-diversion-from-binance\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ Refutes Claims Of User Fund Diversion From Binance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Binance CEO &#8220;CZ&#8221; refuted allegations that the cryptoc exchange diverted $12 billion of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/euler-finance-allows-users-redeem-recovered-funds-after-hack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">user funds<\/a> to other companies controlled by the CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-1024x654.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-750x479.png 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh-1140x728.png 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bleh.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CZ Refutes Claims Of User Fund Diversion From Binance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, CZ diverted customer funds to a company called Merit Peak. In response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) complaint, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen have asked the US Department of Justice to investigate cryptocurrency exchange Binance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SEC lawsuit alleges that they engaged in the unregistered offer and sale of securities in addition to blending investor funds with its own. Interestingly, the Coinbase SEC lawsuit followed this promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ceo-of-binance-clarifies-user-funds\">The CEO of Binance Clarifies User Funds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the SEC litigation, the CEO of Binance explained that all user funds are accounted for and have never been removed in an unauthorized manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>To the best of my knowledge, Binance.US had in total roughly $2 billion in user funds. All user funds are accounted for, and never left the Binance.US platform (unless users withdraw themselves of course), ever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CZ maintained that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=b7a560d6-35b1-479c-bf1e-ac0f87c06547#:~:text=Blog%20View%20Points&text=On%20June%206%2C%202023%20the,%2C%20broker%2C%20and%20clearing%20agency.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SEC lawsuit is an assault on the entire cryptocurrency market<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, not just the exchange, reiterating his usual &#8220;4&#8221; rating, which signifies news that causes dread and uncertainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Binance CEO &#8220;CZ&#8221; refuted allegations that the cryptoc exchange diverted $12 billion of user funds to other companies controlled by the CEO. According to reports, CZ diverted customer funds to a company called Merit Peak. 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