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Two major news<\/a> outlets published similar reports on Monday claiming that Binance had fired or suspended employees involved in an investigation into crypto going to Iranian entities.<\/p>\n Binance CEO Richard Teng took to social media<\/a> on Tuesday to attack what he called \u201cinaccurate reporting\u201d by the Wall Street Journal regarding investigators at the crypto exchange uncovering $1.7 billion in digital assets moving to Iranian entities.<\/p>\n In a Tuesday X post, Teng said<\/a> the report, published on Monday, contained \u201cdefamatory claims,\u201d including a letter from Binance\u2019s legal team \u201cdemanding immediate corrections and a full retraction of these false statements.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYour Article is false, seriously misleading to your readers, and defamatory of our client,\u201d said the letter to WSJ editor-in-chief Emma Tucker from lawyers at Withers Bergman. \u201cOur client has written to you directly seeking correction of the major matters of significant concern and we call upon you to act responsibly, and to remove your Article pending this correction, thus potentially avoiding the need for any further action.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n