Freed From Prison, Binance Founder CZ Gets Ovation in Dubai and Talks New Educational Venture
The Binance founder received an ovation at a standing-room only appearance in Dubai.
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Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
The Binance founder received an ovation at a standing-room only appearance in Dubai.
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, could be released on Friday, two days ahead of his scheduled release date of September 29th (Sunday), according to an interpretation of the law.
A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reported to a federal prison in California where he will spend the next four months for failing to implement an adequate know-your-customer (KYC) program at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It’s the latest company to follow a growing trend of preemptive litigation against the SEC.
His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy.
He likened FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to Luke Skywalker and Binance’s Changpeng Zhao to Darth Vader. Federal judges saw it differently.
Judge Richard Jones said he spent the weekend pouring over the voluminous letters of support for the ex-CEO of Binance until the book they were contained in literally fell apart.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao now faces the genuine possibility that he’ll spend three years in federal prison in the U.S. – well above the possible 18 months laid out in his plea agreement.
Binance’s founder and former chief executive, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, should spend three years in prison for his role in enabling the crypto exchange to violate federal sanctions and money laundering laws, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday night.