New Report Says Binance’s Quiet Compliance Shift Makes Fighting Crypto Crime More Difficult

TL;DR

• Binance’s April 2025 policy routes most foreign law-enforcement requests through the UAE and MLAT procedures, slowing access to user information in crypto investigations.
• Officials say delays can hinder scam tracing, account freezes and asset seizures, although Binance still responds directly to terrorism, child abuse and imminent threats.
• Binance says cooperation has increased and safeguards strengthened, while reported concerns from U.S. prosecutors and scrutiny of compliance operations present a conflicting picture.

Binance’s compliance shift is drawing criticism from investigators who say a policy adopted in April 2025 now makes user information harder to obtain in many foreign cases. According to a new report, most requests outside emergencies are being redirected through the United Arab Emirates and formal Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties. The quiet procedural change has turned speed into the central law-enforcement problem. Officials argue that delays can determine whether scammers are identified, accounts are frozen, or suspicious assets disappear before authorities receive the records needed to act. That concern is acute in fast-moving crypto investigations.

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