Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison following his guilty plea for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
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CZ to be sentenced in the US today — what to expect
Estimates for the prison sentence that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will receive today range from no time at all to 36 months behind bars.
Former CEO of Binance ordered to hand over passports to US
The modified bond requires former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to hand over his passports and keep the US updated on his travels.
Did Binance ex-chief CZ really come to the US voluntarily?
CZ’s guilty plea and trip to surrender to the US Justice Department was widely publicized as voluntarily cooperative. But was it?
US gov’t will probe Binance at least six times in three years
As part of its $4.3B plea deal, Binance and its customers will be probed by the DoJ and other US agencies on an 'unprecedented' scale.
Crypto firms set to blow last year’s lobbying spend out of the water
Crypto companies spent $22 million on lobbying last year but splashed nearly $19 million in the first nine months of 2023.
Binance invested heavily in lobbying before guilty plea
Binance significantly increased its spending on lobbying in the lead-up to its plea deal with the US government.
Judge rules Binance ex-chief CZ must remain in US
Prosecutors claim CZ poses a flight risk because most of his wealth is outside the country and the UAE has no extradition deal with the US.
Binance named in Hamas warning letter signed by Congress
The letter claims that Hamas targeted exchanges connected to “adversarial jurisdictions," including Garantex, Buy Cash, and Binance.