BINANCE UNDER FIRE: DOJ TARGETS $61M IN IRANIAN OIL CRYPTO The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking approximately $61 million in $USDT allegedly linked to Iranian oil-sale proceeds. Prosecutors allege two Hong Kong companies used Binance accounts to move funds through a broader network exceeding $1.5 billion. Important: The filing does not establish that Binance knowingly participated in the alleged laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice