Binance files $473M lawsuit against RedotPay over alleged user diversion
Binance has sued RedotPay and its co-founders for nearly $473 million, alleging the company diverted more than 470,000 Binance Card users in breach of a commercial agreement. Bloomberg, citing a Hong Kong court filing it obtained, reported on Wednesday that Binance-affiliated companies have filed legal action against Hong Kong-based crypto payments firm RedotPay and its founders, accusing the company of improperly redirecting users from Binance Card to its own stablecoin payment card service. The lawsuit seeks about $472.8 million in damages and comes as RedotPay continues expanding its global payments business while weighing a potential U.S. initial public offering. Binance says RedotPay diverted Binance Card users According to the Hong Kong court filing cited by Bloomberg, Binance affiliates Nest Trading, DistributedTechnologies and Chaintecs Consulting Singapore have accused RedotPay of violating a commercial agreement that governed how the two companies worked together. The plaintiffs allege RedotPay allowed users to fund its stablecoin payment cards through Binance Pay outside the agreed commercial terms, leading more than 470,000 Binance Card users to migrate to RedotPays platform. Bloomberg reported that the Binance-linked companies estimated damages using a lifetime customer value of $925 for each allegedly diverted customer, bringing the total claim to nearly $473 million. Chaintecs Consulting Singapore has also filed