{"id":83541,"date":"2023-08-24T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=83541"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:43:41","slug":"binance-drops-sber-and-tinkoff-names-amid-us-doj-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/binance-drops-sber-and-tinkoff-names-amid-us-doj-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance drops ‘Sber’ and ‘Tinkoff’ names amid US DOJ investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance, for clients of its internal P2P platform, replaced the names of Russian banks’ cards ‘Sber’ and ‘Tinkoff’ with ‘green’ and ‘yellow’ respectively. RBC<\/a> noted this.<\/p>\n

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Data: Binance P2P platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notably, in the payment systems dropdown there remains a separate ‘Tinkoff’ tab.<\/p>\n

On August 22, The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, citing sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an investigation into Binance in connection with possible sanctions violations against Russia. Sber<\/a> and Tinkoff<\/a>, along with 29 Russian banks, are on the U.S. sanctions list.<\/p>\n

According to the exchange’s representatives, cited by the publication, the platform complies with global sanctions regimes and has no ties to banks in the context of P2P servicing.<\/p>\n

Earlier in May, media reported that the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division in relation to the parent company<\/a> \u2014 Binance Holdings Ltd. \u2014 for possible sanctions violations against Russia.<\/p>\n

ForkLog previously examined whether Binance faces secondary sanctions for serving Russian citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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