Binance ordered to pay $2.7B to CFTC, former chief to pay $150M
Binance will disgorge $1.35B in "ill-gotten transaction fees" and pay $1.35B to the CFTC while CZ will pay a $150M civil monetary penalty.
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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.
Binance delists ‘stablecoin’ AEUR after it pumped 200% on launch
Binance will compensate traders of AEUR during the euro-pegged stablecoin's price surge, which saw spot trades halted on Tuesday.
The US gov’t will monitor Binance for years — who’s right for the job?
Per its $4.3 billion settlement, Binance will have to welcome a US government-appointed compliance monitor for at least three years.
Binance’s $4.3B penalty hard to beat, CFTC senior official says
Crypto exchange Binance was majorly fined by the CFTC -- but a senior commissioner says it should serve as a cautionary tale and not the norm.
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.
This one sentence from CZ’s criminal settlement has raised eyebrows
The day CZ announced a settlement with the DoJ and several US agencies, he posted a potentially problematic statement.
Top Binance exec Noah Perlman’s ties to Epstein, Moonstone, and Gemini
Perlman took up his role at Binance last year and is front and center in its attempts to negotiate numerous government investigations.
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.