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Investors pull US$1.6 billion from Binance after CFTC lawsuit

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Published Wed, Mar 29, 2023 · 07:50 PM
    • Since the lawsuit, Binance has seen US$1.6 billion of overall withdrawals and US$852 million in the last 24 hours.
    • Since the lawsuit, Binance has seen US$1.6 billion of overall withdrawals and US$852 million in the last 24 hours. PHOTO: REUTERS

    INVESTORS withdrew US$1.6 billion of cryptocurrency from crypto exchange Binance since it was sued by the US CFTC on Monday (Mar 27), blockchain data tracker Nansen said on Wednesday.

    The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Binance – the world’s biggest crypto exchange – along with its CEO and former top compliance executive, alleging that they were operating an “illegal” exchange and a “sham” compliance programme.

    Since the lawsuit, Binance has seen US$1.6 billion of overall withdrawals and US$852 million in the last 24 hours, Nansen said, in a step up from the average of US$385 million per day over the last two weeks.

    Martin Lee, research analyst at Nansen, said that the outflows were higher than usual, but still not as high as Dec 13, when investors pulled US$3 billion from Binance as they grew nervous about the status of Binance’s reserves. REUTERS

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