Binance has announced that it suspended an employee after an internal investigation was launched in response to a complaint.
Binance Wallet, which is the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has announced that an employee who was working as a developer on the BNB Chain before joining Binance Wallet committed insider trade.
Binance is a leading cryptocurrency exchange.
The employee, based on his knowledge of the projects that were being planned for the Token Generation Event(TGE), was well aware of the plans and expected it to generate a lot interest in the community. The staff member purchased a significant amount of tokens before the public announcement.
After the announcement was made, the employee quickly sold a portion of his tokens in order to make significant gains, but the remainder retained substantial unrealized profits. “This behavior is front-running, based on information that was not made public in his former role. It’s a violation of the company’s policy.
Binance’s internal audit team discovered the employee’s misconduct after an investigation was prompted by a complaint filed on March 23rd. The preliminary investigation led to the “immediate suspension” of the employee and possible disciplinary actions, including legal action.
We will cooperate with relevant authorities within the jurisdiction of the employee and pursue legal actions in compliance with applicable laws.
Binance also rewards the four individuals who provided information about the incident.
We have now completed our verification and deduplication processes for those who reported validly via Binance’s official whistleblower channel (audit@binance.com). The total award of $100,000 is being distributed equally.
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