Bitcoin and BNB Recover as Binance Plea Seen Boosting Spot ETF Odds
Some observers believe Binance’s downfall has boosted the spot-ETF approval odds.
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Some observers believe Binance’s downfall has boosted the spot-ETF approval odds.
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)
Richard Teng (Binance)
With two months to go before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces another set of deadlines to decide on a large number of applications to form spot bitcoin exchange traded-funds (ETFs), analysts are speculating on how approval of such vehicles would impact the crypto industry.
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