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FINTRAC<\/a> is part of Canada’s financial intelligence unit. The regulator aims to detect and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and other illegal behavior in Canada<\/a>‘s financial ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing blockchain analytics, FINTRAC found that Binance Holdings Limited failed to report receipts of $10,000 or more in virtual currency from a customer during a single transaction, with predetermined information occurring on 5,902 separate occasions during that transaction. \u201cThe period from June 2021 to July 19, 2023,\u201d the regulator added.<\/p>\n

In November 2023, the United States Department of Justice requested a $4 billion plea deal from Binance to end an investigation into alleged money laundering, fraud, and sanctions violations, The Block previously reported. The agreement also included then-CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao resigning from his position as well as paying a $50 million fine. Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024 after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering sanctions regulations.<\/p>\n

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