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Judge Approves Settlement: Binance to Pay $1.5 Billion to CFTC, CZ to Pay $150 Million Fine
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay In a significant legal development, Judge Manish Shah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a verdict ordering cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, to pay a staggering $2.85 billion to...
Exclusive: Micapass CEO Gintarė Košubienė Discusses AML Compliance Shift in Crypto Post-Binance Fine
14.12.2023
The cryptocurrency industry is on the brink of a transformative shift in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, a change propelled by the recent landmark fine imposed on Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao. The recent anti-money laundering case involving Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao...
Binance, CZ Claim Settlement With DoJ and FinCEN Irrelevant to SEC Lawsuit
13.12.2023
source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper Binance Holdings and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, have filed a response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent notice of supplemental authority concerning Binance’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In...
SEC Hasn't Met Legal Requirements to Sue, Binance Says in Latest Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit
13.12.2023
Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao argued that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not meet the requirements of the "Howey Test" in its suit against the two companies and their founder in a new filing Tuesday
Binance Withdraws Application for Abu Dhabi License, Reassessing Compliance Needs
8.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / satheeshsankaran Binance has officially withdrawn its application for a financial license in Abu Dhabi, according to Reuters. This move is indicative of the exchange’s ongoing reassessment of its global operations and licensing requirements. The application, submitted by...
Binance Founder CZ Remanded to Remain in Continental US, Travel to UAE Prohibited
8.12.2023
Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of Binance, has recently grappled with significant legal hurdles in the U.S. His guilty plea in a notable case led a Seattle federal judge to impose movement restrictions on him. Former Binance Boss CZ Restricted to U.S. Soil As the pivotal figure...
Binance Founder CZ to Await Sentencing in US; Judge Cites Wealth Abroad as Flight Risk Factor
8.12.2023
Source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper A federal judge in Seattle has ruled that Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, must remain in the United States while awaiting sentencing on money laundering charges. The decision overturned a previous ruling by a magistrate judge, who had allowed...
Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
8.12.2023
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the U.S. until he is sentenced next February, a federal judge ruled Thursday
Judge Greenlights Plea Deal in High-Profile Binance Case; CZ Faces Sentencing in 2024
7.12.2023
A U.S. federal judge has endorsed the plea deal agreed upon between the U.S. government and Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, widely known as “CZ.” Judge Richard Jones approved the plea in a recent court document, setting the sentencing for February 2024. U.S. Federal Judge Confirms...
Former Binance CEO CZ’s Guilty Plea Accepted by US Judge
7.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance known as CZ, had his guilty plea accepted by a U.S. judge in a case involving anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. According to a recent court filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Richard...
Binance and CZ Settle With the DOJ and Other Federal Agencies
6.12.2023
On November 21, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Department of Treasury’s Finance Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) all settled charges against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency...
Richard Teng Says Binance Has Changed Following Record-Breaking Compliance Settlement
5.12.2023
Binance CEO Richard Teng says the company has fundamentally changed following a massive $4.3 billion settlement over compliance issues. Image by Koukichi Takahashi, Adobe Stock. On Tuesday, new Binance CEO Richard Teng stated in an interview with Cointelegraph that Binance is now “totally...
Richard Teng: Steering Binance in a New Era of Compliance
4.12.2023
With Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao gone, the new CEO has big shoes to fill as he's tasked with cleaning up the reputation of the world's largest crypto exchange
Vitalik Buterin’s Plans, Changpeng Zhao’s Hooks, Michael Saylor’s Shoppings and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.12.2023
This week in crypto: Vitalik Buterin said he plans to redesign Ethereum staking and praised the UTXO payment model, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor bought an additional $593 million worth of BTC, Reddit renounced Moons’ contract completing the decentralization of the token, and Bitfinex’s...
Arthur Hayes: CZ and Binance Were Punished for Challenging the Pax Americana Establishment
1.12.2023
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of Bitmex, has explained what he thinks led to the billionaire settlement between Binance, its former CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He detailed that the growth of Binance, a structure that was outside the control of...
Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: CZ’s Guilty Plea and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Prospectus
29.11.2023
Crypto regulation evolves through CZ plea deal, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application, Singapore bans, and Lagarde’s personal experience. Image by Titiwoot Weerawong, Vecteezy Last week brought several major developments on the crypto regulation front. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded...
Binance's Future and Other Questions Post-Settlement
29.11.2023
Binance is paying literally billions of dollars and giving the U.S. government unfettered access to its books, while its founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is looking at maybe a year and a half in federal prison. But Binance the exchange is still operating, while federal prosecutors...
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Steps Down From Binance.US Board of Directors
28.11.2023
Binance founder and former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has stepped down from the company’s board of directors following his guilty plea to several federal charges last week. “CZ” steps down Zhao “has decided to step down from his role as Chairman of our Board of Directors and transferred his voting...
CZ Resigns as Chairman of Binance US, Signaling Strategic Shift
28.11.2023
On Tuesday, Binance US, the American branch of Binance.com, revealed that Changpeng Zhao (CZ), its former CEO, has relinquished his position as chairman of the board with immediate effect. The announcement emphasized that Binance US is fully functional and operates independently from Binance.com....
Crypto Billionaire Arthur Hayes Says Binance Fine Highlites the “Arbitrary” Nature of Punishments in the US
28.11.2023
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes has voiced concerns about the arbitrary nature of punishments in the United States, using the recent Binance fine as an example. In a recent blog post, Hayes argued that the treatment of Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao...