Binance Founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Released on $175M Bond, Will Be Sentenced in February
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been released from custody on a $175 million personal recognizance bond.
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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been released from custody on a $175 million personal recognizance bond.
Crypto exchange Binance and its founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will pay nearly $3 billion in fines to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settling the regulator’s lawsuit against it. The company is also settling with the U.S. Department of Justice and Treasury Department in parallel actions on Tuesday.
The former Binance CEO will remain a shareholder and a consultant for the company.
Crypto exchange Binance will leave the U.S., pay billions in fines and appoint a monitor for five years to settle charges with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the U.S. Treasury Department’s money laundering and sanctions watchdogs, according to press releases shared Tuesday.
Binance’s ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images)
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Crypto exchange Binance could reportedly soon be paying $4 billion to settle multiple U.S. criminal charges.
A resolution could come as soon as the end of this month, Bloomberg reports.
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