The giant Binance for encryption is under investigation in France for the second time, after a preliminary investigation in 2023.

French prosecutors have officially opened a judicial investigation into the alleged crimes, including drug trafficking, money laundering and tax evasion in Binance. The investigation may also include unannounced additional fees, according to a Reuters report Published On Tuesday, January 28.

The investigation can be an extension of the previous investigation launched by the French authorities in 2023, which focused on the suspected role of the platform in helping money laundering activities and illegal financing activities, among other alleged violations.

In fact, in 2023 he scrutinized a global exchange of encryption in the wake of the FTX collapse of billions of billion and several bankruptcy cases preceded. Digital asset trading places have decreased under the regulatory lights, as users and users were interrogated.

During this period, the US Securities and Stock Exchange, the Ministry of Justice, and other agencies against major players such as Binance and Coinbase and many other encryption operators. While France and other judicial authorities have followed the investigations, American prosecutors led most of the encryption litigation.

While Coinbase refuted the claims and made anti -Binance to the largest settlement in the history of the Ministry of Justice. The company agreed to pay $ 4.3 billion of fines, with compliance and driving changes. However, SEC issue Against the largest central exchange continued.

Binance Changpeng Zhao resigned as CEO, and placed the Richard Teng path to replace CZ as the company president. Chic Chic also spent four months in prison and was Absolute In late 2024.