May 11, 2026
Binance and former CEO Changpeng Zhao are asking the Eleventh Circuit to review a Florida federal judge's decision denying their bid to compel arbitration of a proposed class action alleging that the crypto trading platform knowingly violated U.S. regulatory requirements.
April 09, 2026
Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao cannot force into arbitration a proposed class action alleging that the crypto trading platform knowingly violated U.S. regulatory requirements by failing to implement an effective anti-money laundering program and offering and selling unregistered securities, a Florida federal judge ruled Thursday.
March 10, 2025
Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao asked a Florida federal judge to send a suit launched by a proposed class of investors to arbitration, arguing the suit's amended claims fall under the parties' arbitration agreement, and the investors cannot try to avoid arbitration by dropping one of the defendants.
December 20, 2024
A proposed class of Binance investors has asked a Florida federal judge to allow them to file a new complaint that drops some defendants and hones in on the crypto exchange and its former CEO in the wake of their historic settlement with U.S. authorities over alleged compliance failures.
August 21, 2024
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and crypto influencer Ben Armstrong have agreed to pay a combined $340,000 to settle proposed class claims from Binance investors that their promotion of the crypto exchange aided and abetted unregistered securities sales.
March 12, 2024
A Florida federal judge has said that the investors suing crypto exchange Binance over alleged money laundering and securities law violations don't need to rush to depose its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, now that his criminal sentencing has been delayed.
December 08, 2023
The investors suing cryptocurrency exchange Binance over money laundering and securities law violations have asked to depose its former CEO Changpeng Zhao as he awaits a February sentencing connected to his guilty plea in a related criminal case.
December 07, 2023
Binance has moved to compel arbitration of a proposed class action accusing the world's largest crypto exchange platform of turning a blind eye to potential money laundering and terrorist financing on its platform, arguing the plaintiffs' claims fall within the arbitration terms of a clause they expressly agreed to.
July 25, 2023
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler asked to be dismissed from a proposed class action over Binance's alleged sale of unregistered securities, denying that his social media posts touting the cryptocurrency exchange deceived investors.
July 07, 2023
A Florida federal judge on Friday denied without prejudice the request from Binance to send to arbitration or dismiss a proposed class action filed by investors that accuses the crypto exchange business of turning a blind eye to money laundering and terrorist financing on its platform.