Internal Financial Times files show 13 suspicious Binance accounts handled about $1.7 billion in crypto from 2021–2025, with roughly $144 million moved after Binance’s November 2023 $4.3 billion U.S. plea. Notable cases include an account tied to a Venezuelan slum that moved ~$93 million and a 25‑year‑old Venezuelan woman’s account that received ~$177 million while cycling through hundreds of bank‑detail changes and accounts. Several wallets received USDT from addresses later frozen by Israel and linked to Tawfiq Al‑Law, accused of moving funds for Hizbollah and Iran‑backed Houthis. The files also show physically implausible login patterns, prompting criticism that some activity resembled an unlicensed money‑transmitting business. Binance says it enforces strict compliance and has zero tolerance for illicit activity, even as oversight questions persist after a presidential pardon for founder Changpeng Zhao and the appointment of independent monitors in 2024.

The story reports concrete, potentially market‑relevant facts: $1.7B in flagged flows (with ~$144M occurring after the Nov 2023 $4.3B plea), links between wallets and addresses later frozen for alleged support of Hizbollah/Houthis, and implausible login patterns suggesting weak controls. These facts increase regulatory and reputational risk for Binance/its token and could influence short‑term trading decisions.