"Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao wascharged with violating the Bank Secrecy Actand agreed to step down. "
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"The SEC sued Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao last June, alleging that Binance and Zhao "engaged in an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law," according to Gensler."
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"In November, Binance, a leading crypto exchange, acceded to the demands of the regulators and allowed closer scrutiny of its business on the heels of CEO Changpeng Zhao stepping down and pleading guilty to U.S. money laundering charges. "
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"Crypto bulls are eyeing $40,000 as bitcoin's next level, with the recent rally sending the crypto to a new high for the year, as the market shakes off the news that Binance's co-founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges related to violating U.S. anti-money-laundering laws, and stepped down as head of the company."
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"The biggest news driving the crypto market this week has been Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stepping down and pleading guilty to U.S. money laundering charges. "
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"That's the multi-billion dollar question the cryptocurrency giant faces after its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao agreed to a plea deal and stepped down from the company. "
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"Outflows from Binance have amounted to more than $1 billion in the past 24 hours, not including bitcoin, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Nansen, after founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao stepped down and pleaded guilty in a deal with the Department of Justice. "
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"The other big regulatory news came out on Wednesday when the SEC settled with Binance and Changpeng Zhao (CZ). "
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"ðªBinance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead GuiltyZhao's crypto exchange will also admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines. "
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"The market was beset by two pieces of bad news today which held the potential to do more damage than they did: Fed minutes released this afternoon reflected no appetite for the monetary policy body to lower interest rates (though neither was there any indication of any future rate hikes evident), and Binance faced federal money laundering charges, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao ("CZ") has pled guilty and agreed to step down from the company. "
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"Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday named a new CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, after pleading guilty to federal money laundering charges and stepping down as the company's chief."
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"Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has repeatedly dismissed concerns about the future of the exchange, even after being personally named in the SEC's lawsuit. "
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"Reuters hasreportedthat federal prosecutors have been weighing anti-money laundering violations and sanctions evasion charges, allegations that would make it difficult for Binance or founder Changpeng Zhao to continue to get licenses to operate."
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"The $2.2 billion of U.S. customer assets held by Binance is at "significant risk" of being stolen by founder Changpeng Zhao unless a freezing order is in put place, federal regulators said in a filing Tuesday night, after the crypto regulator was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission."
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"The agency on Monday charged Binance Holdings Inc. and its founder Changpeng Zhao with 13 securities law violations. "
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"Bitcoin is down more than 6% for the week, after slumping Monday after the SEC charged the world's largest crypto exchange Binance Holdings Inc. and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao with 13 securities law violations."
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"Major cryptocurrencies sank on Monday, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the world's largest crypto exchange Binance Holdings Inc. and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao with 13 securities law violations."
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"Coinbase - Shares of the crypto exchange and services company tumbled 10% after the Securities and Exchange Commissionsued crypto exchange Binanceon Monday, alleging that Binance and its cofounder Changpeng Zhao commingled billions of dollars of investor funds with their own and violated securities laws."
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"The CFTC sued Binance, its CEO Changpeng Zhao and its former chief compliance officer last month, alleging the platform solicited users in the U.S. through its platform and allowed them to trade derivatives despite not being authorized to do so."
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"U.S. regulators have sharpened their crackdown on crypto firms of late, with the CFTC suing Binance and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao for allegedly breaking trading rules by courting clients in the U.S. without authorization."
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"Cryptocurrency firm Paxos will cease issuing new Binance USD, or BUSD, stablecoins under the direction of New York state's financial regulator, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said Monday. "
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"But Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has often touted his exchange's aggressive efforts to clamp down on illicit funds flowing on the platform. "
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"In an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao dismissed concerns that his company could have that money clawed back as FTX winds its way through bankruptcy court and trustees look to retrieve anyfraudulent conveyancesmade by FTX to outside businesses or investors."
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said in a Tweet this morning that Binance has seen about $1.14 billion of withdrawals during the business day. "
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"On Tuesday, Binance Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao called Bankman-Fried a "master manipulator" and "one of the greatest fraudsters in history."
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted that his exchange had frozen $3 million, which had been sent to his exchange by the hackers."
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"Speaking on Bloomberg, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said Binance.US "will make another bid for Voyager now, given FTX is no longer able to follow through on that commitment."
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shared the public wallet address showing its initial commitment and said: "We do this transparently." Public blockchain data reviewed by CNBC showed a balance of around $1 billion in Binance's own BUSD stablecoin."
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"Binance's Changpeng Zhao said his exchange had only seen a minor increase in withdrawals, while Crypto.com chief Kris Marszaleksaid his firm had a "tremendously strong balance sheet."
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the cryptocurrency exchange has seen only a slight uptick in withdrawals and is operating normally despite a fall in digital asset prices after the collapse of FTX."
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"Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of one of its largest rivals, Binance, publicly threatened to sell his FTT tokens on the open market, crashing the price of FTT."
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"The news comes after a chaotic week during which crypto exchange Binance's chief executive Changpeng Zhao announced an intent to acquire crypto exchange FTX. "
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"Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has signed a letter of intent to acquire its rival FTX, Binance's co-founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao tweeted Tuesday. "
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"Speaking on stage at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Changpeng Zhao said he was "a little surprised" when he heard Musk had agreed to acquire the company after all."
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"Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is getting closer to figuring out the identity of a hacker that orchestrated a $570 million hack on its BNB blockchain, CEO Changpeng Zhao told CNBC Monday."
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"Binance previously operated largely outside the parameters of the law, with its CEO Changpeng Zhao often boasting of having no official global headquarters."
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"Some of the most notable speakers in this meeting will be Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX, Abby Johnson of Fidelity, Dan Schulman of PayPal, and Changpeng Zhao of Binance. "
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"Even Binance founder Changpeng Zhao fell for it, joking he was "poor again" after the exchange's investments in Luna fell to $2,200 from $1.6 billion. "
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"The company's founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao gave a keynote at a crypto industry event in Paris last month to debut a new accelerator program for so-called "Web3" start-ups. "
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"Parent company's Chairman Changpeng Zhao had earlier in November said a pre-IPO funding round to the tune of a "couple hundred million" dollars was expected to be closed by January, CoinDesk reported at the time."
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"It also won a license from the Bahrain's central bank to be a crypto-asset service provider in the kingdom, Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao tweeted. "
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"Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is looking to buy businesses that operate in traditional markets, its CEO Changpeng Zhao said in an interview with the Financial Times this month. "
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"It's a category that Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao joined recently: Last month, the net worth of Zhao, who prefers to go by "CZ," was pegged at $96 billion by Bloomberg News. "
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"Binance's founder Changpeng Zhao recently set down firmer roots in the United Arab Emirates, where the company is looking to expand its footprint."
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"What Happened: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao is now the richest Asian and commands a net worth of $96.9 billion, according to the dynamically compiled Bloomberg Billionaires Index. "
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"Within the world of finance, only a handful of people including Warren Buffett, Changpeng Zhao and Stephen Schwarzman are worth more."
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"The approval recognizes Binance's commitment to comply fully with regulatory requirements and our broader commitment to anchor operations and activities in Bahrain," CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao said."
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"Teng, who helmed the Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority for six years, is key to helping the firm expand in Dubai, which Binance Holdings Ltd.'s 44-year-old Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao described as "pro-crypto." The firm has held discussions with regulators in the United Arab Emirates about a potential headquarters in the Gulf nation, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter."
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"Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said by text message that the story is "fake news." Zhao, known as "CZ," is the majority holder of Binance Asia."
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"Our ambition at Binance is to grow the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem globally, and this initiative in Indonesia is a significant step in that direction," Binance founder and Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said in the statement."
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"CEO Changpeng Zhao also recently met with heads of the Dubai Blockchain Center and the Dubai Police's virtual assets crime section, the newspaper said."
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"Binance aims to become a registered crypto asset firm in the country in six to 18 months, CEO Changpeng Zhao told the newspaper. "
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"Investments from sovereign wealth funds would help improve its "perception and relationships" with various governments, Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao told the Financial Times this week. "
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"Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk called out Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao ("CZ")on Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) for the alleged mistreatment of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) customers on the crypto exchange."
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"How global rivalries will disrupt capital flows and investment will be addressed by Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., while Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao will address cryptocurrencies and disruptive technologies at the Singapore event."
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"CEO Changpeng Zhao recently told the South China Morning Post the company needs to centralize its operations to work better with regulators as it tries to win licensing approvals."
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"What Happened:According to a recent The Informationreport, Binance CEO and Founder Changpeng Zhao said that "Binance.US is just going to do what Coinbase did," referring to Coinbase's (NASDAQ:COIN) public listing conducted earlier this year."
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"Crypto exchange Binance is planning an initial public offering for its US arm within the next three years depending on business growth, CEO Changpeng Zhao told The Information in a recent interview."
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"What Else: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao purportedly refused funding from Sequoia Capital, making it clear that the firm has no need to raise private capital and is only interested in workingwith firms that can help it cooperate with regulators."
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"What Happened:According to a Thursday Bloombergreport, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said its United States-based subsidiary is seeing "significant interest from top-level investors" that "expect they will close a round shortly."
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"Binance.US is expecting to close a funding round shortly, Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said in a statement to Bloomberg."
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"Binance's CEO Changpeng Zhao said he spends at least 80% of his time thinking about regulation and next to none on the daily running of the crypto exchange, as official scrutiny of trading platforms intensifies."
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"Our goal is to help increase the freedom of money, all around the world, without sacrificing security and compliance," CEO Changpeng Zhao said."
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"Binance Holdings Ltd., its Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao and three affiliates have been ordered to disable Binance.com and mobile applications in the country within 14 business days from July 26, according to a statement Friday from the Securities Commission Malaysia. "
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said he's open to stepping down from his leadership role in favor of a compliance expert, as the crypto exchange seeks to cooperate better with global regulators."
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"Binance has long touted its decentralized operations, which is why CEO Changpeng Zhao says it has no headquarters."
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"Last week, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao - known in the crypto industry as "CZ" - said his firm "still has a lot of room to grow" and that "compliance is a journey" in the nascent digital asset market."
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"CEO Changpeng Zhao has previously said in a Bloomberg interview the company is "very regulated."
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"Brian Armstrong, co-founder of crypto-wallet Coinbase Global Inc., has a net worth of $8.7 billion after his firm's IPO, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Binance's Changpeng Zhao created the world's largest crypto exchange."
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"Binance serves many users around the world and we are very pleased to be able to help them participate in the equity market," said Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao in a statement. "
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"Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao - better known as CZ - noted on Twitter earlier in the week that the exchange had helped in "chasing funds back" when other rugpulled projects attempted to sell funds via Binance."
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"Co-founder Changpeng Zhao addressed the Bloomberg story in an online discussion, saying Binance has strong controls to prevent illicit transactions."
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"Company co-founder Changpeng Zhao regularly promotes the asset class on television and social media, saying it has helped make him a billionaire."
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"chief executive and founder Changpeng Zhao said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Friday."
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"Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said that user sign-ups and trades jumped to a record high. "
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"User sign-ups, deposits and trades are at an all time high, Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet."
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