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?
CZ’s guilty plea and trip to surrender to the US Justice Department was widely publicized as voluntarily cooperative. But was it?
Here is a look back at all the newsworthy events in 2023 for the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance.
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.
The day CZ announced a settlement with the DoJ and several US agencies, he posted a potentially problematic statement.
In its post about CZ’s departure, Binance US listed all the agencies it doesn’t have beef with — but left out the SEC’s enforcement action.