Binance Lawsuit Dropped as SEC Withdraws Case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially ended its legal battle with crypto exchange Binance, closing a major chapter in the regulatory crackdown on digital asset platforms.

A court filing submitted in Washington, D.C. confirmed that the SEC voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit, which had originally targeted both Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao.

The filing was signed by legal representatives from both sides, marking a mutual agreement to terminate the case.

The lawsuit, first brought in 2023, accused Binance of a range of violations—including inflating trading activity, mishandling client funds, giving U.S. users improper access to the global platform, and misrepresenting its internal compliance procedures.

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At the core of the complaint were also allegations that Binance enabled the trade of certain tokens the SEC had previously categorized as unregistered securities.

While the dismissal doesn’t necessarily imply that Binance was cleared of wrongdoing, it does signal the end of one of the most high-profile enforcement actions the SEC has pursued against a crypto firm to date. The agency has not yet provided a public statement explaining its decision to drop the case.

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