Pakistan to probe $100M cryptocurrency scam

By Xinhua News Agency

Jan 09, 2022 12:19 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Friday that it had issued a notice to Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, during the investigation of an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving around $100 million.

The notice called the general manager or growth analyst of Binance Pakistan to appear and explain the organization's position on the linkage of fraudulent online investment mobile applications with Binance, the statement from FIA's cybercrime wing said.

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