According to the Financial Times, the Binance offshore exchange hired the same lobbyist as Binance.US, which may indicate a link between the two exchanges that previously claimed to be independent. Cayman Islands-registered Binance Holdings and Binance.US both used the lobbying services of law firm Hogan Lovells, according to documents filed with Congress. The documents show that Hogan Lovells lobbied for Binance Holdings and Binance.US on cryptocurrency issues and appointed the same individual staff. The documents also show that Hogan Lovells worked on behalf of Binance.US until the end of November and then registered as a lobbyist for Binance Holdings the next day. Binance responded that since Binance.com had never done business in Washington DC before, we hired government affairs consultants who understand both cryptocurrencies and our CEO’s role in the industry. Given that Hogan Lovells had previously supported Binance.US, they were the perfect choice.