Binance Founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the U.S. until he is sentenced next February, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the U.S. until he is sentenced next February, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January.
In April, Esteban Cabrera Da Corte pleaded guilty to participating in a crypto scheme that defrauded U.S. banks of $4 million.
A district judge ordered Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to stay in the U.S. until he could make a proper ruling on a U.S. Department of Justice motion to block him from returning to his home in the UAE.
U.S. argues that Binance’s former CEO should remain free until sentencing – but only in the U.S.
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao should be allowed to return to the UAE, where he is a citizen and lives, ahead of his February sentencing, his lawyers said, pushing back against a U.S. Department of Justice filing asking he not be allowed to leave the country.
The settlement will significantly reduce the potential systemic risk emanating from a hypothetical collapse of the crypto exchange, the report said.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
The overnight price volatility in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies washed out a notable chunk of leverage from the market, with bitcoin alone seeing more than $65 million worth of liquidations in futures markets.
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