The U.S. Department of Justice Internal Memo Warns Employees: Binance Will Reduce Cooperation on Cryptocurrency Cases

BlockBeats News, July 9th, according to The Information, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent an internal memo to prosecutors in charge of cryptocurrency cases in early June this year, reminding them to expect reduced cooperation from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in future case handling.

The email was sent by DOJ's cryptocurrency legal counsel, Rachel Jones, and was cc'd to several senior prosecutors including Kevin Mosley. Mosley was responsible for prosecuting the Binance case in 2023, when the Department of Justice accused Binance and its founder CZ of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and money laundering.

According to the contents of the email reviewed by The Information, Jones stated that Binance would be imposing stricter new requirements for law enforcement asset freezing and seizure requests.

However, Binance denied this claim in response to a request for comment. A Binance spokesperson stated in a statement provided to The Information: "Binance's cooperation with U.S. law enforcement has not changed and will not change in the future. Any claims that Binance has reduced or is reducing cooperation with law enforcement are false."