Hundreds of Oct. 7 victims sue world’s biggest crypto exchange for Hamas money-laundering
Reuters — Victims of Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel sued Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao, accusing them of facilitating millions of dollars in payments to the group and other US-designated terrorist groups.
According to a complaint made public on Monday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange laundered money for Hamas even after pleading guilty in November 2023 and paying a $4.32 billion criminal penalty for violating federal anti-money-laundering and sanctions laws.
The plaintiffs include 306 American victims of Hamas’s invasion and slaughter, including relatives of people killed, injured or taken hostage, and subsequent attacks by various groups.
They accused Binance…
