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Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role

Greg Monahan joins the crypto exchange with 30 years' experience in government service, mostly as a U.S. Treasury criminal investigator.

By Jamie Crawley
AccessTimeIconAug 18, 2021 at 8:19 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 1:41 p.m. UTC
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Binance took another step in its efforts to assuage heightened regulatory scrutiny by naming a former U.S. Treasury enforcement investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer. In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao indicated that more senior hires are to follow.

  • Greg Monahan joins the crypto exchange with 30 years' experience in government service, most of which he spent as a U.S. Treasury criminal investigator, Binance announced Wednesday.
  • In that role, he was responsible for tax, money laundering and other financial crime, leading investigations involving cybercriminals, nation-state actors and terrorist organizations.
  • The appointment comes as Binance is attempting to be more proactive in its regulatory compliance, amid fairly intense scrutiny from regulators globally in recent months.
  • Monahan replaces Karen Leong, who has held the position since 2018 and becomes director of compliance.
  • Last month, Zhao said Binance is seeking someone with a strong regulatory background as his replacement.
  • He said in an interview with Bloomberg yesterday that hiring "very senior people" with regulatory and compliance experience who build teams in this area was Binance's No. 1 priority.
  • Binance also said yesterday that it had approached former the head of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, Richard Teng, to take charge of its business in Asia.

UPDATE (AUG. 18, 8:41 UTC): Adds Karen Leong to become director of compliance.

UPDATE(AUG. 18, 10:15 UTC): Adds Bloomberg interview with CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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