The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. In a shocking development to the international Bitcoin community, Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao is…
In a significant development on Tuesday, November 28, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, has decided to step down as chairman of the board for Binance’s US affiliate. Binance.US made this announcement through a tweet, clarifying that the US affiliate was not part of the recent substantial multibillion-dollar settlement between Binance…
Zhao’s guilty plea stems from accusations that Binance violated the Bank Secrecy Act by knowingly allowing US customers on the platform without conducting proper KYC and AML checks. In a recent development in the legal saga surrounding Binance Holdings Ltd‘s former CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, prosecutors are intensifying efforts to keep him within the United…
New Binance CEO Richard Teng has a rich track record in the financial regulatory environment, having worked in Dubai and Singapore for the past years. After a lengthy fight between the United States government through the Department of Justice (DoJ), and the leading cryptocurrency exchange by registered users and daily traded volume Binance Holdings Ltd,…
As part of the plea deal with prosecutors, Binance has agreed to pay the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) $4.3 billion. The chief executive officer (CEO) of Binance Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges and announced he is stepping down from the helm of affairs at the world’s largest…
Zhao’s woes and those that are related to his exchange have been largely a result of the ongoing lawsuits against them. Binance co-founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao continues to see his fortune slashed after he reportedly lost another $11.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This brings his total fortune loss from the January…
According to Zhao, the effects of a halving usually take time to materialize. The cryptocurrency industry is awash with anticipation as the all-important Bitcoin halving event date draws closer. However, there have also been many predictions for what may happen in the aftermath of the event, which is expected to take place in April 2024….
According to Binance, the SEC lawsuit has no basis in the nation’s securities laws. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) have jointly filed a motion for the dismissal of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against them. On June 5, the SEC filed thirteen charges against Binance, its CEO,…