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Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department (www.businessinsider.com)

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Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department::"Can barely buy an AK-47 with 600 bucks," a Binance compliance staffer told his boss in 2019, per regulators.

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[-] stifle867@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Would they need all those resources dedicated to just one company? I feel like they wouldn't have spent anywhere near $4.3B. Considering the investigation was started in 2021 so let's say 2 years or $3B. It seems extremely unlikely and even more than 1 order of magnitude off.

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