美司法部对币安长达四年的调查因各部门之间的分歧始终无果
美国司法部在2018年启动对全球最大加密货币交易平台币安（Binance）的调查，但路透社周一引用四位匿名消息人士的话称，各部门之间的分歧导致调查迟迟无法得出结果。
对币安的调查涉及该加密货币交易平台是否遵守了美国的反洗钱法和制裁规定。据路透社报道，在被举报有犯罪分子利用该平台非法转移资金后，币安开始接受调查。
司法部的三个部门参与了调查，分别是洗钱和资产追回科（Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section，MLARS）、美国华盛顿西区检察官办公室（U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington）和国家加密货币执法团队（National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team）。
据路透社报道，币安从Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher律所聘请的辩护律师曾向司法部讨论过达成认罪协议的可能性。路透社还报道，美国当局还有另外三个选项：起诉币安及其高管，包括CEO赵长鹏，谈判和解，或者不采取任何措施并终结本案。
两位匿名消息人士对路透社表示，司法部内有人希望基于现有证据继续采取激进措施，对币安高管提起刑事犯罪指控，但也有人建议首先收集更多证据。
司法部发言人拒绝向《财富》杂志发表意见。
而币安则对周一这篇报道进行淡化处理。该公司发言人对《财富》杂志表示，监管人员正在全面调查其他多加加密货币公司的类似问题。
发言人在一份声明中表示：“币安通过大力投资负责监测和发现违法活动的团队以及使用的工具和技术，展现了我们对安全和合规的承诺。”
对币安采取的任何措施将是对加密货币行业的又一次沉重打击。目前，整个行业仍未摆脱上周FTX破产所带来的影响。赵长鹏在FTX破产中扮演了一定的角色。他先是于11月初公开宣布，币安将出售其所持有的由FTX创建的代币FTT，引发了大规模抛售。币安准备收购陷入困境的加密货币交易平台，但赵长鹏后来取消了交易，导致FTX只能宣布破产。（财富中文网）
翻译：刘进龙
审校：汪皓
美国司法部在2018年启动对全球最大加密货币交易平台币安（Binance）的调查，但路透社周一引用四位匿名消息人士的话称，各部门之间的分歧导致调查迟迟无法得出结果。
对币安的调查涉及该加密货币交易平台是否遵守了美国的反洗钱法和制裁规定。据路透社报道，在被举报有犯罪分子利用该平台非法转移资金后，币安开始接受调查。
司法部的三个部门参与了调查，分别是洗钱和资产追回科（Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section，MLARS）、美国华盛顿西区检察官办公室（U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington）和国家加密货币执法团队（National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team）。
据路透社报道，币安从Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher律所聘请的辩护律师曾向司法部讨论过达成认罪协议的可能性。路透社还报道，美国当局还有另外三个选项：起诉币安及其高管，包括CEO赵长鹏，谈判和解，或者不采取任何措施并终结本案。
两位匿名消息人士对路透社表示，司法部内有人希望基于现有证据继续采取激进措施，对币安高管提起刑事犯罪指控，但也有人建议首先收集更多证据。
司法部发言人拒绝向《财富》杂志发表意见。
而币安则对周一这篇报道进行淡化处理。该公司发言人对《财富》杂志表示，监管人员正在全面调查其他多加加密货币公司的类似问题。
发言人在一份声明中表示：“币安通过大力投资负责监测和发现违法活动的团队以及使用的工具和技术，展现了我们对安全和合规的承诺。”
对币安采取的任何措施将是对加密货币行业的又一次沉重打击。目前，整个行业仍未摆脱上周FTX破产所带来的影响。赵长鹏在FTX破产中扮演了一定的角色。他先是于11月初公开宣布，币安将出售其所持有的由FTX创建的代币FTT，引发了大规模抛售。币安准备收购陷入困境的加密货币交易平台，但赵长鹏后来取消了交易，导致FTX只能宣布破产。（财富中文网）
翻译：刘进龙
审校：汪皓
Any actions brought against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, would be another significant hit to the crypto industry.
The Department of Justice has been looking into Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, since 2018, but intradepartmental disagreements are delaying the investigation’s conclusion, Reuters reported Monday, citing four anonymous sources.
The Binance query has to do with the crypto exchange’s compliance, or lack thereof, with U.S. anti-money-laundering laws and sanctions. The investigation followed reports of criminals using Binance to move money illicitly, according to Reuters.
Three different DOJ offices are involved: the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
Defense attorneys for Binance at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have reportedly spoken to the Justice Department about possible plea deals, according to Reuters, which also reported that U.S. authorities otherwise have three options: bring indictments against Binance and top executives, including CEO Changpeng Zhao, negotiate a settlement, or take no action and close the case.
Some in the DOJ want to move forward aggressively using existing evidence, filing individual criminal charges against Binance executives, while others have advocated for collecting more evidence first, two confidential sources told Reuters.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment to Fortune.
Binance, for its part, has played down the Monday report. A company spokesperson told Fortune that regulators are doing a sweeping review of several crypto companies for similar issues.
“Binance has shown its commitment to security and compliance through large investments in our team as well as the tools and technology we use to detect and deter illicit activity,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Any actions brought against Binance would be another significant hit to the crypto industry, which is still reeling from the collapse of FTX last month. CZ played a role in that as he publicly declared in early November that Binance would sell its holdings of FTT, a token created by FTX, which led to a massive selloff. Binance was set to buy out the beleaguered crypto exchange but CZ backed out of the deal, leaving FTX with no option besides bankruptcy.
