Prominent Auditing Firm Mazars Stops Services For Crypto Sector

• Binance, KuCoin, and Crypto.com are some of the companies that have used the service.
• CZ has previously said that audit firms are hesitant to engage with crypto companies.

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, said on Friday that its auditor, Mazars, has ceased services for cryptocurrency enterprises, including cryptocurrency exchanges, as reported by Bloomberg.

A representative for Binance claims that the French accounting firm Mazars would not provide services, such as proof of reserves, to cryptocurrency exchanges. Binance, KuCoin, and Crypto.com are just some of the companies that have used the service. The company is of the opinion that proof-of-reserves reports have not quelled concerns in the cryptocurrency sector.

Hesitant to Engage

The CEO of Binance, “CZ,” has previously said that audit firms are hesitant to engage with cryptocurrency companies. Binance’s CEO tweeted, “Blockchains are public, permanent records. It’s the most auditable ledger. Over-collateralized Bitcoin reserves were identified by the auditing company in a previous Proof of Reserves (PoR) report for Binance. Bitcoin in Binance’s self-reported PoR was underreported, according to on-chain statistics from Glassnode.

US accounting company Armanino has decided to stop doing crypto audits and has dropped customers. While auditing FTX.US last year, Armanino was mentioned in a class action complaint for failing to detect fraud or other wrongdoing in the accounts of FTX.US customers. For FTX, OKEx, and Gate.io, Armanino serves as their auditor.

Due to preexisting Binance FUD, the news triggered widespread selling in the cryptocurrency market. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by more than 2%, and it is now trading at less than $16,812. Over the last day, the value of Bitcoin has dropped by about 3.46%. During the last hour, the price of Ethereum has dropped by about 7% to $1,192. 

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