{"id":21571,"date":"2023-06-14T06:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/federal-judge-refuses-restraining-order-securing-binance-us-operations\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:20:16","slug":"federal-judge-refuses-restraining-order-securing-binance-us-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/federal-judge-refuses-restraining-order-securing-binance-us-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Refuses Restraining Order, Securing Binance.US Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Binance and Binance.US, and in a crucial step, a federal judge denied to impose a temporary restraining order that would have frozen the American trading platform\u2019s assets. This decision authorizes the company\u2019s U.S. subsidiary to carry on with business as usual while negotiating restrictions with the regulatory body.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. District Court\u2019s Judge Amy Berman Jackson underlined that a restraining order is not necessary if both parties can agree on the limitations. She also asked the parties to continue their discussions while instructing Binance.US to provide the court with a list of its business expenses. By the end of Thursday, a status update is anticipated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus &#8211; 350% bonus on your first deposit up to 5BTC <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>SEC Attorneys Challenged in Courtroom Showdown<\/h2>\n<p>The judge became irritated with <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/sec-sent-subpoena-to-robinhood-over-crypto-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEC<\/strong><\/a> officials over their request to freeze all corporate assets during crowded court session in Washington. The SEC attempted to seize the assets until it was certain that nobody\u2014not even <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/binance-faces-potential-criminal-charges-warns-former-sec-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binance<\/strong><\/a> founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao\u2014had access to the platform\u2019s private keys.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC attorneys were questioned by Judge Jackson about whether any consumer monies came from Binance.The US had really left the US. She demanded explanation after several SEC attorneys voiced worries about Binance\u2019s global platform having enough private key shards to transmit money,\u00a0stating, <em>\u201cI want to know if it\u2019s happening or not. It\u2019s stunning that I\u2019ve asked each of you this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sticking Point Addressed<\/h2>\n<p>The court signaled earlier in the day that she could be inclined to limit Binance\u2019s access to Binance.US assets, but she refrained from imposing a full restraining order. She asked the SEC to compare its demands with what the corporations provided in place of a restraining order and demanded that the companies reconcile their suggested constraints.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive 177% Welcome Bonus + 77 Free Spins in Aztec Magic Deluxe <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SEC attorney Jennifer Farer reassured the judge that the SEC was open to allowing the business to continue operating throughout the process. Representatives of Binance.US stated that they wanted to be allowed to keep their regular running costs and that they were not willing to accept a complete asset freeze, which they compared to a \u201cdeath penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SEC attorney also called attention to the fact that Binance.US had repeatedly changed its story about how cryptocurrency assets and funds were held, going from claiming to have a contract with Binance to saying that the contract was inactive and then stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Binance.According to the lawyer, US told the SEC that it might stop operating in the US, necessitating the need for an emergency injunction.<em>\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a back-and-forth about whether they\u2019re shutting down or not shutting down,\u201d<\/em> Farber remarked. Despite these disagreements, Judge Jackson observed that the parties were not far apart and urged them to come to a resolution so that there would be enough time to go through the complexities of the case.<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding Securities vs. Commodities<\/h2>\n<p>A crucial issue at the heart of the dispute was examined by Judge Jackson: What constitutes a cryptocurrency as a security, and if it isn\u2019t, does it fit under the heading of a commodity?<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins in Aztec Magic Deluxe <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The judge asked some straightforward questions about the situation, but she wasn\u2019t happy with the answers she got. She asked the SEC attorneys early on in the hearing to explain the difference between a \u201ccrypto asset\u201d and a \u201ccrypto asset security.\u201d While reserving the right to evaluate the remaining coins on the exchanges later, SEC attorney Matthew Scarlato stated that the regulator had cited many examples of cryptocurrencies thought to be securities in the larger complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The judge probed further, asking the SEC and Binance representatives as well as the public, \u201cAre the other cryptocurrencies commodities?\u201d She answered a query that has bedeviled the cryptocurrency sector for years by looking into this matter. Attorney Matthew Martens responded, \u201cIt is a crypto asset,\u201d when questioned whether BNB, Binance\u2019s native coin, is a commodity given that the business has claimed it is a security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/binance-vs-sec-federal-judge-refuses-restraining-order-securing-binance-us-operations\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Binance and Binance.US, and in a crucial step, a federal judge denied to impose a temporary restraining order that would have frozen the American trading platform\u2019s assets. 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