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Former employees say Binance turned a blind eye to evidence of market manipulation involving DWF Labs, a major customer of the platform. The firing of an internal oversight manager calls into question the integrity of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Did Binance cover up market manipulation?
In a Wall Street Journal investigation, Binance's surveillance team found that DWF Labs, a market maker that accounts for two-thirds of the platform's total trading volume, is manipulating prices in at least seven cryptocurrencies, including YGG. It became clear that something had been discovered.
Investigators revealed that DWF Labs earned more than $300 million in suspicious profits in 2023 by selling nearly 5 million tokens, especially right before the price spike.
Faced with this damning evidence, the monitoring team recommended that DWF Labs be banned from the platform. However, this decision met with strong internal opposition. The VIP client's manager felt there was insufficient evidence. The Office of Compliance supported this position, accusing the lead investigator of having too close a relationship with her DWF Labs competitors.
Cryptocurrency exchanges protect themselves, emphasize zero-tolerance policy
It is against this tense backdrop that Binance has decided to dismiss the head of its monitoring team. Former employees say this is a worrying sign and evidence that the exchange deliberately ignored market manipulation involving major customers.
Binance maintains that the suspicious transactions identified are isolated cases and do not indicate manipulation. The cryptocurrency platform justified the dismissal of the investigator due to his alleged ties to DWF's rivals, which may have contributed to bias in the investigation.
in statement, Binance reiterated its commitment to combating market fraud, noting that over the past three years, 355,000 users and $2.5 trillion in transactions have been banned for “violations of terms of service.” But are these numbers enough to dispel doubts?
DWF Labs, for its part, claimed the accusations were “unfounded” and assured that it operates to the “highest standards of integrity and transparency.”
In short, this incident tarnishes Binance's image and raises questions about the actual effectiveness of its anti-manipulation measures, especially when large customers are involved.
With heavy penalties imposed by US regulators last year still fresh in memory, Binance needs to take transparent action on this issue if it wants to regain trust and demonstrate its commitment to market integrity. must be taken. The credibility and future of the world’s largest crypto exchange platform depends on it.
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