{"id":14218,"date":"2022-12-16T14:52:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=14218"},"modified":"2022-12-16T14:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:52:50","slug":"bitcoin-plummets-below-17000-after-audit-firm-mazars-pauses-work-for-binance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/12\/16\/bitcoin-plummets-below-17000-after-audit-firm-mazars-pauses-work-for-binance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Plummets Below $17,000 After Audit Firm Mazars Pauses Work For Binance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bitcoin price has once again fallen below the $17,000 mark after it became known that the auditing firm Mazars will pause its work with Binance. Already in the last few days, rumors and FUD<\/a> about Binance intensified.<\/p>\n

As NewsBTC reported, investors are worried that Binance is not keeping enough reserves on hand for all their client funds. The impetus for the outcry was a proof-of-reserves conducted by Mazars that raised numerous new questions instead of answering the old ones.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, the auditing firm worked not only with Binance but also with other cryptocurrency exchanges such as Crypto.com and KuCoin to attest to proof-of-reserves.<\/p>\n

An email<\/a> to Binance now indicates that Mazars is pausing all work for crypto clients. \u201cUnfortunately, this means that we will not be able to work with Mazars for the moment,\u201d a Binance spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Binance Rumors Are Dragging Down Market Sentiment<\/h2>\n

The crypto market is not settling down after the collapse of FTX. Rumors of insufficient backing of client funds by Binance, Tether (USDT), and Digital Currency Group\u2019s troubles as a result of Genesis Trading\u2019s liquidity problems hang over the crypto market like a sword of Damocles.<\/p>\n

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao had tried to mitigate the turmoil several times in recent days. Thus, he took questions from the community in an AMA and appeared in an interview on CNBC.<\/p>\n

When asked if Binance would be able to pay out $2.1 billion if that amount was due. CZ said, \u201cWe are financially okay. We are financially strong.\u201d The Binance CEO was also asked why the company has not yet disclosed its liabilities and whether the exchange plans to do so. CZ said:<\/p>\n

We are working with the audit firms to audit the financial liabilities. [..] Audits don\u2019t reveal any problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNBC anchors interrupted CZ and made the claim that an audit by one of the Big Four could put all the rumors to rest. \u201cWhen you say that some of them don\u2019t want to work with you, that raises questions! They don\u2019t want to work with you because you don\u2019t have the documentation and data that would make them feel comfortable\u201d, they said.<\/p>\n

CZ, for his part, refuted this statement and claimed that \u201cactually many of them do not know how to audit crypto exchanges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binance CEO CZ on CNBC:<\/p>\n

Many big four firms do not know how to audit crypto exchanges. pic.twitter.com\/r3C15cMwbK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $17,000<\/h2>\n

The interview has in no way helped to calm the crypto market, especially since CZ was also unable to provide a satisfactory response via Twitter in the aftermath. CZ only retweeted the following and stated<\/a> in his newest tweet that \u201cBlockchains are public, permanent records. It\u2019s the most auditable ledger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pausing of the collaboration with Mazars also puts the interview in a bad light. Mazars has not yet communicated why it has paused cooperation with Binance and the other crypto exchanges, other than that the term \u201caudit\u201d would be used falsely.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin investors have taken the interview overwhelmingly bearish. Within the last six hours, the Bitcoin price has lost around $500 and was at $17,004 at press time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

The Bitcoin price has once again fallen below the $17,000 mark after it became known that the auditing firm Mazars will pause its work with Binance. Already in the last few days, rumors and FUD<\/a> about Binance intensified.<\/p>\n

As NewsBTC reported, investors are worried that Binance is not keeping enough reserves on hand for all their client funds. The impetus for the outcry was a proof-of-reserves conducted by Mazars that raised numerous new questions instead of answering the old ones.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, the auditing firm worked not only with Binance but also with other cryptocurrency exchanges such as Crypto.com and KuCoin to attest to proof-of-reserves.<\/p>\n

An email<\/a> to Binance now indicates that Mazars is pausing all work for crypto clients. \u201cUnfortunately, this means that we will not be able to work with Mazars for the moment,\u201d a Binance spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Binance Rumors Are Dragging Down Market Sentiment<\/h2>\n

The crypto market is not settling down after the collapse of FTX. Rumors of insufficient backing of client funds by Binance, Tether (USDT), and Digital Currency Group\u2019s troubles as a result of Genesis Trading\u2019s liquidity problems hang over the crypto market like a sword of Damocles.<\/p>\n

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao had tried to mitigate the turmoil several times in recent days. Thus, he took questions from the community in an AMA and appeared in an interview on CNBC.<\/p>\n

When asked if Binance would be able to pay out $2.1 billion if that amount was due. CZ said, \u201cWe are financially okay. We are financially strong.\u201d The Binance CEO was also asked why the company has not yet disclosed its liabilities and whether the exchange plans to do so. CZ said:<\/p>\n

We are working with the audit firms to audit the financial liabilities. [..] Audits don\u2019t reveal any problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNBC anchors interrupted CZ and made the claim that an audit by one of the Big Four could put all the rumors to rest. \u201cWhen you say that some of them don\u2019t want to work with you, that raises questions! They don\u2019t want to work with you because you don\u2019t have the documentation and data that would make them feel comfortable\u201d, they said.<\/p>\n

CZ, for his part, refuted this statement and claimed that \u201cactually many of them do not know how to audit crypto exchanges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binance CEO CZ on CNBC:<\/p>\n

Many big four firms do not know how to audit crypto exchanges. pic.twitter.com\/r3C15cMwbK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $17,000<\/h2>\n

The interview has in no way helped to calm the crypto market, especially since CZ was also unable to provide a satisfactory response via Twitter in the aftermath. CZ only retweeted the following and stated<\/a> in his newest tweet that \u201cBlockchains are public, permanent records. It\u2019s the most auditable ledger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pausing of the collaboration with Mazars also puts the interview in a bad light. Mazars has not yet communicated why it has paused cooperation with Binance and the other crypto exchanges, other than that the term \u201caudit\u201d would be used falsely.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin investors have taken the interview overwhelmingly bearish. Within the last six hours, the Bitcoin price has lost around $500 and was at $17,004 at press time.<\/p>\n

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