USA v. Zhao

  1. November 27, 2023

    Binance Founder Can't Yet Return To UAE Amid Bail Dispute

    A Seattle federal judge has temporarily barred Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the embattled cryptocurrency exchange Binance, from returning to his home in the United Arab Emirates while the court considers bail conditions imposed by a magistrate judge.

  2. November 22, 2023

    Binance Founder Poses 'Serious Risk Of Flight,' DOJ Says

    One day after Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pled guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program at the cryptocurrency exchange, prosecutors told a Seattle federal judge Wednesday that Zhao "poses a serious risk of flight" and should remain in the country ahead of his February sentencing.

  3. November 21, 2023

    Binance To Pay $4.3B, Founder Takes Plea To End DOJ Probe

    Binance Holdings Ltd. has agreed to pay a historic $4.3 billion fine, and its founder Changpeng Zhao entered a guilty plea and will resign from the company, as part of a proposed plea deal with the U.S. Department of Justice to end a yearslong investigation by the government into the cryptocurrency exchange over alleged money laundering, bank fraud and sanctions violations.

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