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Judge approves Binance $4.3 billion guilty plea as US seeks to modify founder Zhao's bond
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Quick Glance: Prosecutors Seek Stricter Control for Binance's CZ
  • Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, attended the Viva Technology conference in Paris.

  • U.S. prosecutors requested tighter bond conditions for Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao ahead of his sentencing in April.

  • Zhao pleaded guilty for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and resigned as Binance's CEO.

  • Zhao's lawyers objected to the proposal to further restrict his movement.
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Judge refused to let Binance founder Zhao travel to UAE despite his offer to use equity as security
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Judge refused to let Binance founder Zhao travel to UAE despite his offer ...
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Ex-Binance CEO Zhao’s Sentencing on US Charges Delayed to April: Binance Holdings Ltd. founder Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing for failing to implement anti-money ...
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Ex-Binance CEO Zhao’s Sentencing on US Charges Delayed to April
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CZ tried to pledge his entire Binance stake to leave US in January: Zhao had hoped to travel to the UAE for up to four weeks in early January to see a friend or ...
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CZ tried to pledge his entire Binance stake to leave US in January
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Bitcoin Price Surge Masks Same Old Concerns: Yes, crypto has surged since Sam Bankman-Fried went down. And sure, ETFs have made Bitcoin easier to buy than ever ...
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Bitcoin Price Surge Masks Same Old Concerns
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Heroes to zeroes in 12 months: How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right
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Heroes to zeroes in 12 months: How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs ...
Quick Glance: Sam Bankman-Fried Avoids Second Trial
  • U.S. prosecutors do not plan to conduct a second trial against former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.

  • Prosecutors said the strong public interest in a prompt resolution of the case against the 31-year-old former billionaire outweighed the benefits of a second trial.

  • Bankman-Fried could face decades in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan.

  • A second trial would not affect how much time Bankman-Fried could face in prison, as Kaplan could consider all of Bankman-Fried's conduct when sentencing him for the counts on which he was convicted.
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Binance’s Zhao again blocked from traveling by U.S. judge: Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of the largest crytocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to not maintaing ...
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Binance’s Zhao again blocked from traveling by U.S. judge
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The Crypto Queen Pulling the Strings at Binance: Yi He, a former talk-show host, has sweeping control over the crypto giant’s marketing and investment divisions ...
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The Crypto Queen Pulling the Strings at Binance
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Ex-Binance CEO asks judge to allow him to leave US ahead of sentencing: Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance ...
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Ex-Binance CEO asks judge to allow him to leave US ahead of sentencing
Quick Glance: Binance Faces Billions in Fines, CEO to Step Down Over Money Laundering Charges
  • Founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, also known as 'CZ', plans to step down and plead guilty to violating US anti-money laundering regulations, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

  • The crypto exchange did not respond to multiple requests for comment from TechCrunch regarding the charges.

  • Binance was founded in June 2017 and quickly rose to become the world's largest crypto exchange within 180 days.

  • In the past 24 hours, Binance's trading volume exceeded $11.6 billion, marking a 515% increase over the second largest exchange, Coinbase, according to CoinMarketCap data.
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Binance's former chief has to stay in US until February sentencing -filing
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Binance's former chief has to stay in US until February sentencing -filing
Quick Glance: Binance Founder Restricted by Judge Due to Wealth
  • Binance founder Zhao Changpeng is unable to leave the U.S. before his sentencing due to his immense wealth and lack of ties to the country.

  • The federal judge's decision reverses a previous approval for Zhao to travel to the UAE before his sentencing on Feb. 23.

  • Judge Jones found that Zhao has not proven by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to flee if he returns to the UAE.

  • Despite being released on bail, Judge Jones has temporarily prohibited Zhao from traveling home before the sentencing and considered the government's requests.
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Meet Changpeng Zhao: The Ex-CEO of Binance: Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, is the ex-CEO of Binance and a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry ...
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Meet Changpeng Zhao: The Ex-CEO of Binance
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Ousted Binance Founder CZ’s Fortune Grew by $25 Billion in 2023: He may be headed to prison next year after pleading guilty to US criminal charges in November ...
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Ousted Binance Founder CZ’s Fortune Grew by $25 Billion in 2023
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Amid legal troubles, Changpeng Zhao’s wealth increased by $25B in 2023: Facing sentencing over a felony charge in February 2024, former Binance CEO Changpeng ...
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Amid legal troubles, Changpeng Zhao’s wealth increased by $25B in 2023
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The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’: Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the ...
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The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential ...
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Changpeng Zhao, the fall of the last crypto prophet: The resignation of the Binance founder following anti-money laundering charges puts an end to the era of ...
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Changpeng Zhao, the fall of the last crypto prophet
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World's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to pay $4B, founder to plead guilty to breaking US law
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World's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to pay $4B ...
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Binance to Pay $2.7B, Zhao $150M to CFTC to Settle its Issues, On Top of Other Fines
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Binance to Pay $2.7B, Zhao $150M to CFTC to Settle its Issues ...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty
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WSJ News Exclusive | Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down ...
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Inside Binance’s Guilty Plea and the Biggest Fine in Crypto History: The plea deal was a massive twist in the life of the industry’s most influential figurehead ...
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Inside Binance’s Guilty Plea and the Biggest Fine in Crypto History
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US court approves order for Binance to pay US$2.7bil to CFTC: Company CEO Changpeng Zhao will pay US$150 million of the total fine.
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US court approves order for Binance to pay US$2.7bil to CFTC
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SEC wants Binance guilt admission added to own case: Binance responds to the SEC’s attempt to include guilty plea details, arguing procedural errors.
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SEC wants Binance guilt admission added to own case
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Comment: Three lessons from the Binance scandal for the next tech hype: The crypto exchange has to pay one of the largest fines in US economic history ...
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Comment: Three lessons from the Binance scandal for the next tech hype
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The power vacuum at the top of the crypto industry: The Power Vacuum at the Top of the Crypto Industry
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The power vacuum at the top of the crypto industry
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Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science: If you ask DeSci’s proponents why we should decentralize science, they’ll point to the state of ...
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Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science
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Crypto exchange: New Binance CEO also keeps location of company headquarters secret
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Crypto exchange: New Binance CEO also keeps location of company ...
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How the world’s crypto king ended up in a Seattle court: U.S. probes into Binance date back to 2018 when the company was only a year old ...
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How the world’s crypto king ended up in a Seattle court
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CryptoWatch: Here Are the Top Stories of November 2023 in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
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CryptoWatch: Here Are the Top Stories of November 2023 in Cryptocurrency ...
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Richard Teng is Binance’s New CEO: Who’s News - Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience ...
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Richard Teng is Binance’s New CEO
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A bang at Binance - CEO must resign: It's the end of a years-long court case: Binance pays one of the largest corporate fines in US history.
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A bang at Binance - CEO must resign
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Bitcoin & Co: Bye-Bye, Binance: The crypto exchange Binance has reached an agreement with the US judiciary after years of investigations ...
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Bitcoin & Co: Bye-Bye, Binance
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This is what the departure of “CZ” means for Binance and the crypto world: Changpeng Zhao is vacating his CEO position at Binance following pressure from US ...
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This is what the departure of “CZ” means for Binance and the crypto world
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Good morning. Sam Altman’s OpenAI homecoming, Nvidia beat gets muted response and Binance pleads guilty ...
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
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Gravitas: How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets: Founder-CEO of Binance, the world's largest Cryptocurrency exchange Changpeng zhao ...
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Gravitas: How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
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Binance’s DOJ settlement offers a glimmer of hope for the crypto industry: Changpeng Zhao is out at Binance, but his company lives on. That suggests tacit ...
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Binance’s DOJ settlement offers a glimmer of hope for the crypto industry
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Binance names Richard Teng CEO amid Changpeng Zhao’s forced departure: Binance names Richard Teng its new CEO in the wake of former boss Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s ...
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Binance names Richard Teng CEO amid Changpeng Zhao’s forced departure
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Crypto exchange Binance sees outflows of $956 million in last 24 hours - Nansen: (Reuters) - Investors pulled about $956 million from crypto exchange Binance ...
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Crypto exchange Binance sees outflows of $956 million in last 24 hours - ...
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CFTC says aggressive Binance case is a warning to all violators: CFTC Commissioner says there are "no pirate ships" in US markets.
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CFTC says aggressive Binance case is a warning to all violators
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From Crypto King to Money Launderer: The Deep Fall of Changpeng Zhao: The former CEO of the largest crypto trading platform Binance has to resign from his ...
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From Crypto King to Money Launderer: The Deep Fall of Changpeng Zhao
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Here Are All The Crypto Firms Facing Charges From Regulators This Year: Several major cryptocurrency exchanges—including Binance, Kraken and Coinbase—faced ...
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Here Are All The Crypto Firms Facing Charges From Regulators This Year
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The daily business briefing: November 22, 2023: Sam Altman returns to OpenAI after revolt, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty, and more
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The daily business briefing: November 22, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried used $1.2 billion of customer money to buy out Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, witness says. Will CZ pay it back?
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Sam Bankman-Fried used $1.2 billion of customer money to buy out Binance ...
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Bitcoin Halving To Happen In 2024 - What Is It & How Can It Shoot Bitcoin Price To All-Time High?
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Bitcoin Halving To Happen In 2024 - What Is It & How Can It Shoot Bitcoin ...
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Binance founder CZ’s fortune gets slashed $12B, while SBF is still at $0: The net worth of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao shrunk by $11.9 billion on with ...
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Binance founder CZ’s fortune gets slashed $12B, while SBF is still at $0
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Changpeng Zhao’s tweet ‘contributed’ to collapse of FTX, claims Caroline Ellison
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Changpeng Zhao’s tweet ‘contributed’ to collapse of FTX, claims Caroline ...
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Binance CEO CZ, Three Local Leaders Face Brazil Indictment Recommendation: In the latest blow to Binance’s global ambitions, a Brazilian congressional committee ...
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Binance CEO CZ, Three Local Leaders Face Brazil Indictment Recommendation