MANHATTAN (CN) — The Wall Street Journal asked a federal judge Wednesday afternoon to dismiss a defamation suit over news reports that Binance covered up an internal probe that found money transferred on the platform flowed to sanctioned entities linked to Iranian-backed terror groups.
The Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones company, argues Binance’s March 2026 defamation complaint should be dismissed for failure to plead the newspaper acted with actual malice when it published three articles detailing Binance’s supposed obstruction of efforts to prevent illegal transactions, retaliation against compliance personnel, dismantling of internal investigations, weakening of cooperation with law enforcement, and knowingly permitting sanctioned Iranian entities to transact on its platform.
Comments
No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here