SEC highlights Binance Chain transaction tracing in new contract notice

Source: The Block 2020-07-31

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it intends to award a contract to blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace, pointing to its intention to track Binance Chain transactions.

In a notice published Wednesday, the SEC said CipherTrace is the only known firm that supports Binance's native blockchain and all tokens issued on it, including Binance Coin (BNB). The notice was first reported by CoinDesk.A Binance spokesperson told The Block that Binance Chain is a "community-driven software system launched by Binance and community contributors" and that it's a "public blockchain. All transactions are public."

The SEC said it would award the contract to CipherTrace on or before July 31. The contract would initially be of one year with four one-year option periods.

The total value of the contract is yet to be determined. The Block has reached out to CipherTrace for comment and will update this story should we hear back.CipherTrace added support for Binance Chain in November 2019. At the time, CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans said "regulators across the globe demand better transparency, security and compliance."Binance itself started using CipherTrace tools in April 2019 to enhance its anti-money laundering compliance program. In fact, Binance also uses CipherTrace rivals Chainalysis and Elliptic's solutions to trace high-risk transactions.

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SEC highlights Binance Chain transaction tracing in new contract notice

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