The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been dealing with a torrent of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) since the downfall of FTX. The firm is now fighting back with its latest blog post.
On Dec. 22, Binance published a blog post in Chinese to address seven key issues the company wanted to clear up. At the time of writing, there was no English language version available.
The first of which was the temporary suspension of USDC withdrawals earlier this month. It explained that this was done during a “token swap” conversion period, with the exchange consolidating its stablecoin reserves into BUSD.
The next thing it addressed was the availability of sufficient reserves for withdrawals. It confirmed that “all users’ assets in Binance are supported 1:1,” and that its financial status was very healthy since it makes ample profit on transaction fees. On Dec. 16, CryptoQuant verified Binance's reserves, reporting that there was no “FTX-like” behavior.
Regarding Mazars and the “Big Four” auditing firms refusing to work with crypto companies, it said that encrypted on-chain verification was a new field that these companies may not have the capacity to carry out.
It noted that these audits are typically aimed at the financial situation of the listed company, not verifying reserve assets.
Mazars has since removed Binance's audit reports from its website. Binance also stated that it did not need to disclose financial information because it was a private company, not a listed one.
Regarding a Reuters report claiming that the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating the company, Binance stated that mainstream media has been targeting the company with salacious reporting for quite a while now. It added that it had the most
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