- Tether responds that it had collaborated with 31 law enforcement agencies across 19 jurisdictions.
- U.S. lawmakers have urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open criminal investigations into Binance and Tether.
- The investigation is focused on potential connections between Binance and Tether with terrorist financing and sanctions violations.
U.S. lawmakers have urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open criminal investigations into top cryptocurrency firms Binance and Tether over potential connections to terrorist financing and sanctions violations.
In a letter sent Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and French Hill (R-AR) pressed the DOJ to “carefully evaluate the extent to which Binance and Tether are providing material support and resources to support terrorism through violations of applicable sanctions laws and the Bank Secrecy Act.”
When it comes to illicit finance, crypto is not the enemy – bad actors are.The post US Lawmakers Seek DOJ Investigations into Binance and Tether appeared first on Coin Edition.I sent a letter asking DOJ to finish its investigation and consider criminal charges against Binance and Tether after reports they served as intermediaries for Hamas and engaged in illicit activities.…