
Changpeng Zhao, Binance company employees knew that some users were criminals and thwarted attempts to stop them. FinCEN says Binance tried to keep them from knowing about user violations and paid heavy fines. Binance reached out to Hamas and Islamic State. Binance’s actions violate the Bank Secrecy Act. US laws were not a concern during Binance’s “hypergrowth” phase. Crypto salons don’t discuss Binance, making it seem like “old news.”