FTC v. Binance Court Filing, retrieved on March 27, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 25 of 31. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here VI. VIOLATIONS OF THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT AND REGULATIONS COUNT III Violation of Section 4d of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6d Failure to Register as a Futures Commission Merchant 203. Paragraphs 1 through 186 of this Complaint are re-alleged and incorporated herein by reference. 204. During the Relevant Period, Defendants Binance Holdings, Binance IE, and Binance Services, all acting as a common enterprise and doing business as Binance, and through their officers, employees, and agents, have operated as an FCM, and are continuing to operate as an FCM, by: a. engaging in soliciting or accepting orders for the purchase or sale of commodities for future delivery; b. engaging in soliciting or accepting orders for swaps; c. engaging in soliciting or accepting orders for agreements, contracts or transactions described in Section 2(c)(2)(D)(i) of the Act [7 U.S.C. § 2(c)(2)(D)(i)] (retail commodity transactions); and/or d. acting as a counterparty in agreements, contracts, or transactions described in Section 2(C)(2)(D)(i) of the Act [7 U.S.C. § 2(c)(2)(D)(i)]; and, in or in connection with these activities, accepting money, securities, or property (or extending credit in lieu thereof) to margin, guarantee, or secure resulting trades on the Binance platform. 205. During the Relevant Period, Defendants Binance Holdings, Binance IE, and Binance Services, all acting as a common enterprise and doing business as Binance, and through their officers, employees, and agents, violated and are continuing to violate 7 U.S.C. § 6d by failing to register with the Commission as an FCM. 206. Each act in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 6d, including, but not limited to, those specifically alleged herein, is alleged as a separate and distinct violation. 207. During the Relevant Period, Zhao directly or indirectly controlled Binance, and did not act in good faith or knowingly induced, directly or indirectly, the acts constituting Binance’s violations described in this Count. Therefore, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13c(b), Zhao is liable as a control person for Binance’s violations described in this Count. 208. The acts and omissions of Zhao, Lim, and other officers, employees, or agents acting for Binance described in this Complaint were done within the scope of their office, employment, or agency with Binance. Therefore, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2(a)(1)(B) and 17 C.F.R. § 1.2, Binance is liable as a principal for each act, omission, or failure of any officers, employees, agents, or other persons acting for Binance, constituting violations of 7 U.S.C. § 6d. 209. From July 2019 through at least January 2022 and while acting as Binance’s Chief Compliance Officer, Lim willfully aided, abetted, counseled, commanded, induced, or procured the acts constituting Binance’s violations described in this Count, or acted in combination or concert with any other person in any such violation, or willfully caused an act to be done or omitted which if directly performed or omitted by Lim or another would constitute a violation described in this Count. Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13c(a), Lim is therefore liable for Binance’s violations described in this Count to the same extent as Binance. Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 1:23-cv-01887 retrieved on September 4, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. docdroid.net

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