Crypto exchange Binance announced late on December 8 that an internal investigation revealed an employee engaged in improper conduct by using non-public information for personal trading gains. The company said the individual appeared to have prior knowledge of content scheduled to be published on its official X account @BinanceFutures, and executed rapid trades to profit from the information gap, constituting a serious violation of company policies.
Investigation of Employee Misconduct Incident
On December 7, 2025, Binance’s internal audit department received a report alleging that a Binance employee had used insider information to post on official social media and improperly obtain personal gain. We immediately launched an…
— Binance Futures (@BinanceFutures) December 8, 2025
Timeline Raises Market Suspicion
According to Binance’s statement, at 1:29 PM (UTC+8) on December 7, a new token launched on BSC (Binance Smart Chain). Less than a minute later, around 1:30 PM, the @BinanceFutures account published a post containing promotional text and images related to the token.
Immediately after the post went live, the token experienced sharp short-term price fluctuations, prompting widespread market speculation about potential insider trading before the information was publicly released.
New #Binance -Insider Trading and the Illusion of Control
A Binance employee used insider information to front run a token launch.
Official account. Official post. Personal profit.That alone tells you everything.
?Timeline:
Token launches on chain at 05:29 UTC.
Less than 1… pic.twitter.com/Xh74epKB2o— MASTR (@MastrXYZ) December 8, 2025
Internal Audit Confirms Personal Misconduct
Binance said its internal audit team initiated an investigation immediately after receiving multiple reports from users. The latest findings confirmed that the misconduct was carried out by an individual employee acting alone, leveraging internal access for personal profit. The company emphasized that it was not an organizational action or an issue involving the broader team.
Reiterating its “zero-tolerance” approach toward policy breaches, Binance announced several measures:
Immediate suspension of the employee involved, who will now face internal disciplinary procedures;
Cooperation with law enforcement authorities in the employee’s jurisdiction to pursue legal accountability;
Distribution of USD 100,000 in rewards, split among the first five users who reported the misconduct via the official whistleblowing channel.
Binance added that it will strengthen internal auditing, content release workflows, and access controls to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The incident highlights the ongoing scrutiny surrounding centralized exchanges and the importance of strict internal oversight in preventing misuse of privileged information.
