Binance’s U.S. affiliate, Binance.US, has received federal court approval to invest certain customer assets in U.S. Treasury bills, lifting restrictions imposed by the SEC. The order allows Binance to transfer crypto assets to a third-party custodian unaffiliated with the exchange.
Additionally, Binance.US operator BAM can invest customer fiat funds, held at BitGo, in U.S. Treasury bills, with these funds maturing on a rolling four-week basis. The court specified that no third parties, including Binance entities, should be involved in the investments.
This development follows the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance, its CEO Changpeng Zhao, and Binance.US‘s operator in June last year, accusing them of inflating trading volumes, misusing customer funds, failing to restrict U.S. users, and misleading investors about market surveillance controls. Binance and Binance.US had previously agreed with the SEC to ensure U.S. customer assets stay within the country.