Two former hostages and families of victims killed in the Oct. 7 attacks are seeking damages from Binance, Iran anunder the United States Anti-Terrorism Act.
Crypto exchange Binance, its former CEO Changpeng Zhao, along with the governments of Iran and Syria, have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by three families of victims affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The plaintiffs, who include former hostages, family members of those affected and the estate of a doctor killed while treating casualties, are seeking damages under the United States Anti-Terrorism Act, claiming the defendants provided “substantial assistance” to terrorists.
The complaint was filed in New York Southern District Court on Jan. 31, stating:
