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Is Binance Shutting Down in Us?

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is shutting down its US operations. The move comes after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lAWSuit against the company for allegedly violating securities lAWS.

Binance has been operating in the US since 2019, but it has always been done through a third-party entity. Binance US was launched in September 2019 and is now one of the leading exchanges in the country.

However, the company will now cease all operations in the US.

This news comes as a surprise to many since Binance has been doing well in the US. In fact, just last month, Binance US announced that it had surpassed $1 billion in trading volume within just six months of launch.

The company also said that it had more than 250,000 users on its platform.

So why is Binance shutting down its US operations

The answer lies in the SEC lAWSuit. The SEC alleges that Binance violated securities lAWS when it raised $15 million through an initial coin offering (ICO).

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The SEC also claims that Binance did not register its tokens as securities.

If found guilty, Binance could be fined or even shut down. Given the seriousness of the allegations, it’s not surprising that Binance has decided to exit the US market.

This isn’t the first time that Binance has run into trouble with regulators. Last year, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) ordered Binance to stop operating in Japan after it failed to obtain a license to operate there.

It’s also worth noting that this isn’t the first time that an exchange has shut down operations in the US due to regulatory issues. In 2018, Coinbase stopped offering services to residents of Wyoming after the state’s regulators proposed stricter rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.

At this point, it’s unclear what will happen to Binance US users. It’s possible that they will be able to withdraw their funds and move them to another exchange.

However, this is not guaranteed. We will update this article as more information becomes available.

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