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<p>Binance declared that it had recovered digital assets that had previously been improperly handled by a user. According to a <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/binance-says-it-recovered-4-billion-in-mishandled-users-funds?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_content=crypto" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> report, assets worth over $4 billion had been retrieved for a user who has mishandled their account for the past two years. The announcement comes at a point when Binance is already <a href="https://coingape.com/binance-nigeria-crypto-crackdown-deepens-amid-currency-speculation-probe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">undergoing issues</a> regarding its operations.</p>
<h2 id="binance-retrieves-user-s-mismanaged-assets">Binance Retrieves User’s Mismanaged Assets</h2>
<p>According to Bloomberg, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance Holdings Ltd., announced that it has retrieved digital assets worth $4.4 billion for consumers who mismanaged their deposits over the previous two years. Bloomberg further added that users may have mismanaged their cash for several reasons. This includes entering incorrect wallet addresses, depositing incompatible tokens, and experiencing issues with blockchain upgrades. According to Binance, it addressed 381,616 instances in which consumers deposited cryptocurrency but were not credited in 2022 and 2023.</p>
<h2 id="binance-tries-maneuvering-operations">Binance Tries Maneuvering Operations</h2>
<p>Bloomberg in its report further mentioned that Binance is currently changing its operational methods. The change follows the firm entering a guilty plea to US charges of anti-money laundering and sanctions violations last year. These changes come at a time when Binance is trying to maneuver its operation and rebranding. The district court that accepted the company’s guilty agreement pointed out last week that Binance had exposed users of the financial system to potential abuse by dishonest individuals.</p>
<h2 id="binance-s-ongoing-worries">Binance’s Ongoing Worries</h2>
<p>Binance’s retrieval of money comes at a time when it is trying to also deal with other operational issues. Previously, two senior executives of the crypto trading platform were detained by Nigerian authorities. The detention happened to stop currency speculation and calm the foreign exchange market. Notably, amid a larger crackdown on cryptocurrency platforms, the executives’ detention happened not long after they took a plane into Nigeria to hold negotiations with Nigerian officials.</p>
<p>Adding to worries, the founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, had previously entered a guilty plea to money laundering allegations.&nbsp; According to The <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/21/binance-settlement-crypto-exchange" target="_blank">Guardian</a>, Zhao entered a guilty plea, agreeing to pay a $50 million fine. He additionally agreed to be excluded from any commercial dealings. To resolve three criminal allegations, Binance also consented to enter a guilty plea, accept the appointment of a monitor, and pay a criminal fine of around $1.81 billion as well as a $2.51 billion order of forfeiture. The company was accused by the US Justice Department of breaching the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This included allegations of conspiring and operating an unregistered money-transferring business.</p>
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