{"id":49846,"date":"2023-06-18T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/?p=49846"},"modified":"2023-06-18T13:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T13:58:43","slug":"binance-sends-cease-and-desist-notice-to-fraudulent-nigerian-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/binance-sends-cease-and-desist-notice-to-fraudulent-nigerian-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance Sends Cease and Desist Notice to Fraudulent Nigerian Company","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 40 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-06\/9eea1c84-fab4-4f06-9edf-75bdcbfd1efd.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, introduced that Binance has formally issued a stop and desist letter to the fraudulent firm Binance Nigeria Restricted. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday June 18, Zhao took to Twitter to take action <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1670369403223900160\" target=\"_blank\">Notice<\/a>.  On June ninth, the Nigerian Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sec.gov.ng\/circular-on-the-activities-of-binance-nigeria-limited\/\" target=\"_blank\">Approved<\/a> a round stating the illegality of Binance Nigeria Restricted within the nation.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techpoint.africa\/2023\/06\/12\/binance-is-not-affiliated-with-binance-nigeria-limited\/\" target=\"_blank\">After<\/a> A Binance spokesperson reportedly responded that the corporate named within the round was not affiliated with the corporate.  The spokesman expressed the corporate's intention to hunt clarification from the Nigerian SEC and reiterated its dedication to work with them on the following steps.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Binance has issued a stop and desist letter to the scammer \"Binance Nigeria Restricted\".<\/p>\n<p>Do not consider all the pieces you learn on the information.  \u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ Binance (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1670369403223900160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Binance claimed no affiliation with Binance Nigeria Restricted as talked about within the SEC round, the corporate is concurrently going through a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities Alternate Fee.  The US Securities and Alternate Fee has filed 13 indictments in opposition to Binance corporations and Zhao.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Associated: <\/strong><strong>Binance CEO CZ says SEC's request for emergency help is unjustified<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Costs embrace, however should not restricted to, working as an unregistered alternate, broker-dealer, clearing home and misrepresenting buying and selling controls.  The U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee stated Binance and Zhao did not register as an alternate, broker-dealer or clearing home regardless of making $11.6 billion from U.S. shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>In a current growth, US Choose Amy Berman Jackson accepted an settlement between Binance.US, Binance and the US Securities and Alternate Fee on June 17.  This settlement resulted within the lifting of a earlier injunction geared toward freezing all Binance.US belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Binance, which is on the market in round 100 nations, registered its headquarters in George City, Cayman Islands in 2017.  A subsidiary was additionally registered in Mahe, Seychelles in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Journal:<\/strong> <strong>Crypto Regulation \u2013 Does SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Have the Final Phrase?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-cease-and-desist-notice-to-nigerian-scammer\" rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d >Source link <\/a><\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"49846\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lydian.io\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div 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