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CZ’s conviction puts EU access at risk

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The AMF has extended the transition period for compliance until December 2025, allowing Binance to operate in France until then, but after this point it will require a MiCA license to maintain EU market access.

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, faces serious legal and regulatory hurdles in Europe. The French business could be jeopardized if founder and former CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, who recently pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the United States, is convicted.

How MiCA will impact Binance’s EU operations

If a judge sentences CSN to the three years requested by the U.S. Justice Department, that could threaten CZ’s access to the European Union market. Europe’s new Markets in Cryptocurrency Assets Regulation (MiCA) has a comprehensive overview of cryptocurrency exchanges operating within the EU.

However, Binance’s compliance with these rules will be controversial due to CZ’s criminal conviction, creating uncertainty about the exchange’s future in Europe.

MiCA has strict requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges, including anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, security measures, and disclosures related to listed assets. Interestingly, this regulation applies uniformly across all 27 EU member states.

Therefore, if French regulators, where Binance has key hubs, determine that the exchange does not meet MiCA’s standards, the impact could ripple throughout the EU and impact Binance’s ability to operate.

Commenting on the development, William O’Rorke, lawyer and partner at cryptocurrency law firm ORWL, described this as a life or death issue for Binance.

“If a company is rejected in France, they shouldn’t be approved anywhere else in Europe,” O’Rorke said. This means that a negative outcome in one member state could have far-reaching consequences.

Zhao’s role as the sole shareholder of Binance France

A particularly contentious point for Binance France is that Changpeng Zhao owns 100% of its subsidiary, which is registered with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF). As a sole shareholder, his criminal record could therefore pose a serious obstacle to the exchange’s compliance with French regulations, affecting its prospects for a MiCA license.

The AMF has extended the transition period for compliance until December 2025, allowing Binance to operate in France until then, but after this point it will require a MiCA license to maintain EU market access. Zhao apologized to the judge for failing to establish necessary compliance at Binance, but analysts doubt that will save him.

Last June, French authorities launched an investigation into Binance on suspicion of money laundering, and in December 2022, a group of investors sued Binance for €2.4 million over alleged illegal marketing to French consumers. These legal issues further complicate Binance’s attempts to secure a MiCA license.

In addition to France, Binance is facing regulatory issues in several other European countries. Binance withdrew its license application in Germany, canceled its registration in Cyprus and the Netherlands, and faced restrictions in Belgium. However, it continues to operate in other EU countries, including Italy, Sweden, Lithuania, Spain and Poland.

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