(Reuters) -Binance’s international head of product, Mayur Kamat, has resigned amid a string of govt exits and job cuts on the cryptocurrency trade, a spokesperson for the corporate advised Reuters on Monday.
Kamat’s exit follows a latest govt exodus from Binance that features Chief Technique Officer Patrick Hillmann and Normal Counsel Hon Ng.
The cryptocurrency trade has recently been underneath heavy regulatory scrutiny in america, the place regulators aggressively clamp down on what they deem are unlawful actions.
The Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) sued Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao in June for allegedly working a “net of deception,” itemizing 13 prices, together with claims the corporate artificially inflated its buying and selling volumes, diverted buyer funds and failed to limit U.S. prospects from its platform.
Binance has mentioned it will defend itself vigorously.
The corporate additionally laid off a variety of workers in July.
(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Modifying by Eileen Soreng and Dhanya Ann Thoppil)