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<p>Binance says it spends about $300 million a year on compliance, making user protection one of its largest operating expenses.&nbsp;</p>
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   <li>Binance says compliance spending reached $300 million yearly as it expands staffing and AI monitoring.</li>
   <li>The exchange says its systems intercepted $10.53 billion in potential fraud in just over one year.</li>
   <li>The figures arrive as regulators keep pressure on Binance’s past AML and sanctions controls.</li>
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<p>In a June 29 <a href="https://www.binance.com/en/blog/compliance/3429358240152435356" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blog post</a>, the exchange said the spending supports fraud prevention, investigations, operations, technology and law-enforcement work.</p>
<p>The company said nearly 1,500 staff work in compliance-related roles, or about one in four employees. Binance also said it allocates about 0.22% of assets held to compliance, compared with about 0.14% across the broader financial industry, based on its research estimates.</p>
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<p>Binance said its systems intercepted $10.53 billion in potential fraud, scams and unusual activity between 2025 and Q1 2026. The exchange said it also spent more than $3 million on compliance-focused AI compute during the first five months of 2026.</p>
<p>The company also reported more than $8.2 billion in user asset recoveries since 2021. Its blog later said it helped recover $8.2 billion in missent assets across 1.28 million user appeals in 2025, while also helping recover more than $174 million linked to outside hacks and security incidents since 2025.</p>
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   <p>Binance invests around $300 million a year in compliance.<br><br>In just over a year, our systems intercepted $10.53B in fraud and helped recover over $8.2B in user assets since 2021.<br><br>To date, Binance has supported global authorities across 313,653 law-enforcement requests, helping…</p>— Noah Perlman (@NoahBPerlman) <a href="https://x.com/NoahBPerlman/status/2071733556670595098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">June 29, 2026</a>
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<p>Binance said it has supported 313,653 law-enforcement requests from global authorities to date. The exchange said it handled 72,632 requests in 2025 and another 36,235 requests by June 2026.</p>
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 <p>“Compliance is one of the largest investments across the company,” the exchange wrote.</p>
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<p>It also said the work supports fraud prevention, asset recovery and law-enforcement cooperation. These figures remain company-reported and have not been independently verified in the source material reviewed.</p>
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<p>The new figures come after Binance’s 2023 U.S. settlement, when the exchange admitted anti-money-laundering, unlicensed money transmission and sanctions violations. The Justice Department said <a href="https://www.justice.gov/criminal/case/united-states-v-binance-holdings-limited-dba-binancecom" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion</a>, improve compliance and retain an independent monitor.</p>
<p>As <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-ceo-pushes-back-on-wsj-sanctions-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a> by crypto.news, Binance CEO Richard Teng pushed back last month against a Wall Street Journal sanctions report and said the exchange has “zero-tolerance for illicit activity.” The same report noted that Binance had cited stronger controls, a larger compliance team and more law-enforcement cooperation after its U.S. plea deal.</p>
<p>As previously reported by crypto.news, Binance’s compliance rebuild has also faced questions over staff turnover and possible leadership changes. That report <a href="https://crypto.news/binances-chief-compliance-officer-weighs-exit-as-crime-monitors-depart/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman had discussed future departure matters while the company remained under post-settlement review.</p>
<p>Binance also faces pressure in Europe. As reported by crypto.news, the exchange moved to <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-eu-mica-license-lockout-july-2026-explained/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">suspend</a> several EU services from July 1 after failing to secure a MiCA license before the deadline. That adds another test for Binance as it tries to show regulators that its compliance program has changed.</p>
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