Bitcoin and Binance Coin Drop on Rumors ─ CEO Zhao Internationally Arranged by Interpol? | coindesk JAPAN | Coindesk Japan

Binance Coin (BNB) of crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange Binance has received a red notice (international wanted notice) from Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) to founder and CEO Changpong Zhao. It fell more than 3% in the late afternoon of April 3 on rumors of a possible issuance.

An encrypted message from Twitter user Cobie, who is well-followed by the crypto community, read, “Interpol Red Notice for CZ.” The message was originally tweeted as a series of alphanumeric characters encrypted using SHA-256, the encryption technology used by many cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

AHHHHH IM HEARING THINGS

brb withdrawing a decent chunk just in case. pic.twitter.com/2weMwBMP7C

— hyuk (@hyuktrades) April 3, 2023

Spokespeople for Binance and Interpol have not yet responded to requests for comment.

Binance Coin is down nearly 4% in the minutes following the post, and 3.5% in 24 hours as of this writing. Bitcoin (BTC) took a similar minor hit, dropping just over 1% to near $27,770.

｜Translation: coindesk JAPAN
｜Editing: Takayuki Masuda
| Image: CoinDesk
｜Original: Bitcoin, BNB Drop on Unverified Rumor Binance’s CEO Faces Interpol Red Notice