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4 days ago
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Paxos Trust in $48.5 million New York settlement over Binance-related lapses
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Paxos Trust reached a $48.5 million settlement to resolve New York charges the virtual currency company failed to police illegal activity related to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the state's financial services regulator said on Thursday. Adrienne Harris, New York's financial services superintendent, said Paxos will pay a $26.5 million civil fine and spend $22 million to upgrade its compliance program. Paxos previously partnered with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to market and distribute the Binance USD stablecoin. New York's Department of Financial Services said Paxos lacked effective controls to monitor wrongdoing at Binance, failed to escalate red flags to senior management, and had systemic failures in its anti-money laundering program. The regulator said a review it ordered Paxos to conduct found that from July 2017 to November 2022, about $1.6 billion of transactions on Binance's platform involved illicit actors, including Ponzi schemers and people sanctioned in darknet marketplaces. Binance also processed transactions involving entities sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, the review found. New York ordered Paxos in February 2023 to stop issuing Binance's stablecoin. Paxos subsequently ended its partnership with Binance. In a statement, Paxos said it was pleased to settle. It also said it has "fully remediated" the compliance issues, customer accounts were not affected, and consumers were not harmed. Binance was not a defendant in the New York case. It entered a guilty plea in November 2023 and accepted a $4.32 billion criminal penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its own civil case against Binance in May, reflecting a change in approach toward cryptocurrencies during U.S. President Donald Trump's second White House term. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Stablecoin Provider Paxos to Pay $26.5M Fine to Settle Charges Related to Binance
Stablecoin issuer Paxos Trust will pay a $26.5 million penalty to New York State to resolve charges related to its previous partnership with the world's biggest crypto exchange, Binance, the New York State Department of Financial Services announced Thursday. Along the $26.5 million penalty, Paxos Trust will spend $22 million to improve its compliance program, the announcement added. The charges alleged that Paxos failed to conduct sufficient due diligence of its former partner, Binance, and had systemic failures in its anti-money laundering program. "Regulated entities must maintain appropriate risk management frameworks that correspond to their business risks, which includes relationships with business partners and third-party vendors," the New York regulator's Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said in a statement. A Paxos spokesperson told Decrypt: "For the avoidance of doubt, the compliance issues discussed are historical issues that were identified over two and half years ago and have since been fully remediated. "These matters had no impact on customer accounts and there was no consumer harm. This marks the resolution of this matter and we are pleased to put it behind us." Paxos, a fintech company that works to mint digital tokens known as stablecoins, partnered with Binance to mint Binance USD. But the New York regulator said that Paxos's insufficient due diligence on the behemoth exchange allowed U.S. customers to illegally use it, according to the charges. Paxos Halts BUSD Minting as SEC Prepares Lawsuit Paxos added: "No other blockchain and tokenization platform has shown more dedication to seeking oversight and complying with global institutional standards as Paxos has done for over a decade—and we are committed to maintaining that moving forward." The New York-based fintech ended its relationship with Binance in 2023, and the BUSD stablecoin is no longer available. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Reuters
4 days ago
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Paxos Trust in $48.5 million New York settlement over Binance-related lapses
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Paxos Trust reached a $48.5 million settlement to resolve New York charges the virtual currency company failed to police illegal activity related to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the state's financial services regulator said on Thursday. Adrienne Harris, New York's financial services superintendent, said Paxos will pay a $26.5 million civil fine and spend $22 million to upgrade its compliance program. Paxos previously partnered with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to market and distribute the Binance USD stablecoin. New York's Department of Financial Services said Paxos lacked effective controls to monitor wrongdoing at Binance, failed to escalate red flags to senior management, and had systemic failures in its anti-money laundering program. The regulator said a review it ordered Paxos to conduct found that from July 2017 to November 2022, about $1.6 billion of transactions on Binance's platform involved illicit actors, including Ponzi schemers and people sanctioned in darknet marketplaces. Binance also processed transactions involving entities sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, the review found. New York ordered Paxos in February 2023 to stop issuing Binance's stablecoin. Paxos subsequently ended its partnership with Binance. In a statement, Paxos said it was pleased to settle. It also said it has "fully remediated" the compliance issues, customer accounts were not affected, and consumers were not harmed. Binance was not a defendant in the New York case. It entered a guilty plea in November 2023 and accepted a $4.32 billion criminal penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its own civil case against Binance in May, reflecting a change in approach toward cryptocurrencies during U.S. President Donald Trump's second White House term.
CNA
4 days ago
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Paxos Trust in $48.5 million New York settlement over Binance-related lapses
NEW YORK :Paxos Trust reached a $48.5 million settlement to resolve New York charges the virtual currency company failed to police illegal activity related to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the state's financial services regulator said on Thursday. Adrienne Harris, New York's financial services superintendent, said Paxos will pay a $26.5 million civil fine and spend $22 million to upgrade its compliance program. Paxos previously partnered with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to market and distribute the Binance USD stablecoin. New York's Department of Financial Services said Paxos lacked effective controls to monitor wrongdoing at Binance, failed to escalate red flags to senior management, and had systemic failures in its anti-money laundering program. The regulator said a review it ordered Paxos to conduct found that from July 2017 to November 2022, about $1.6 billion of transactions on Binance's platform involved illicit actors, including Ponzi schemers and people sanctioned in darknet marketplaces. Binance also processed transactions involving entities sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, the review found. New York ordered Paxos in February 2023 to stop issuing Binance's stablecoin. Paxos subsequently ended its partnership with Binance. In a statement, Paxos said it was pleased to settle. It also said it has "fully remediated" the compliance issues, customer accounts were not affected, and consumers were not harmed. Binance was not a defendant in the New York case. It entered a guilty plea in November 2023 and accepted a $4.32 billion criminal penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its own civil case against Binance in May, reflecting a change in approach toward cryptocurrencies during U.S. President Donald Trump's second White House term.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Paxos Trust reaches $48.5 million settlement with New York related to Binance
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Paxos Trust reached a $48.5 million settlement to resolve New York charges it failed to conduct sufficient due diligence of its former partner Binance, and had systemic failures in its anti-money laundering program, the state's financial services regulator said on Thursday. The settlement calls for Paxos to pay a $26.5 million fine and spend $22 million to improve its compliance program and address deficiencies, New York financial services superintendent Adrienne Harris said. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
