Quick Take: Binance Suspends Employee Amid Insider Trading Allegations
Binance has suspended an employee following an internal investigation into allegations of insider trading.
- The staff member, formerly part of the BNB Chain’s business development team and recently transitioned to the Binance Wallet team, was found to have misused confidential information about an upcoming token generation event (TGE) for personal financial gain.
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Investigation Findings
- The employee utilized multiple linked wallet addresses to purchase a substantial amount of the project’s tokens prior to the public announcement of the TGE.
- After the announcement, the individual sold a portion of these holdings, securing significant profits while retaining the remaining tokens with notable unrealized gains.
Disciplinary Actions
- The staff member has been suspended pending further disciplinary measures.
- Binance is collaborating with relevant authorities to pursue appropriate legal action in accordance with applicable laws. Any associated assets will be managed in full compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
Whistleblower Reward
Binance has distributed a total of $100,000 equally among four whistleblowers who reported the misconduct through the official channel (audit@binance.com). The recipients are:
- fo@g.com
- rd@g.com
- 7a@g.com
- 49@q.com
Binance said that while there are public investigations posted on X, it only rewarded those who submitted through its official channel.
“We sincerely appreciate these efforts. However, to protect whistleblowers’ interests, the reward applies only to valid reports submitted through our official channel (audit@binance.com). We also encourage the community to submit any future leads exclusively via this official channel.”
Binance via X
The company emphasizes its zero-tolerance policy toward misconduct and encourages the community to report any valid information via the official audit email.
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- George Isaac Asibal and Steve “Icesteam” Jimenez discuss the implications of insider trading in crypto following the $LIBRA memecoin controversy.
- Hayden Davis opens up about insider manipulation, sniper bots, and what went wrong with the LIBRA token launch.
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