DOJ Warned of Possible Cutback in Binance Cooperation

In early June 2026, the US Department of Justice sent prosecutors a memo warning that Binance may tighten its procedures for handling law enforcement requests to freeze accounts and seize assets. According to The Information, the memo was prepared by DOJ digital assets counsel Rachel Jones, incrypted.com reports.

A copy of the letter reached prosecutor Kevin Mosley — one of the prosecutors who worked the 2023 case against Binance and its then-CEO Changpeng Zhao.

A Binance spokesperson pushed back firmly: "No changes have occurred or will occur in Binance's cooperation with US law enforcement. Any suggestion that Binance has reduced or is reducing cooperation with law enforcement is incorrect." The spokesperson added: "We have absolutely no intention of changing how we interact with law enforcement in America."

Per BeInCrypto, Binance says the DOJ memo was based on a misreading of requirements from ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) — the exchange says it has already notified both the DOJ and ADGM that its process for handling requests remains unchanged.

Put simply: the dispute isn't rooted in an actual policy change at the exchange, but in how the DOJ interpreted another regulator's rules — yet the memo landed on prosecutors' desks right as Binance is negotiating a formal end to years of DOJ monitoring.

The memo lands amid continued DOJ activity against the crypto industry — just last week the department charged 10 people, including two CEOs, in a crypto price-pumping scheme, so any signal about a shift in the relationship with the world's largest exchange draws extra scrutiny.

Nothing here should be taken as financial advice — just information to consider.