On April 22, according to Cointelegraph, a US judge approved Binance's motion to transfer a case involving allegations of money laundering assistance to the Southern District of Florida, citing an existing similar case in the local court.
This case was filed in Washington in August 2024, focusing on the same core issues as a lawsuit filed in Florida in June 2023, which accused Binance of allowing cybercriminals to use its platform for money laundering, as US District Judge Barbara Rothstein stated in her ruling on April 21.
Judge Rothstein noted: "Although the two lawsuits describe the proposed plaintiff groups slightly differently, they essentially cover individuals whose cryptocurrencies were stolen and transferred to Binance accounts during the relevant period. Therefore, the court believes that the plaintiff groups in both cases are sufficiently similar to apply the 'first-to-file rule'."
