All Changpeng Zhao articles

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    Top ethics and compliance failures of 2023

    2023-12-14T15:00:00Z

    A virtual currency exchange that sought to mislead regulators, banks failing after ignoring obvious risks, and a manufacturer that sold millions of its products in violation of U.S. export controls are among those that make up CW’s list of the biggest ethics and compliance fails of 2023.

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    Binance’s compliance past, future detailed

    2023-11-29T21:55:00Z

    There are a slew of compliance lessons to be learned from the $4.3 billion settlement that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, reached with the U.S. government.

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    Binance pleads guilty, fined $4.3B over widespread U.S. law violations

    2023-11-21T23:38:00Z

    Federal agencies hit Binance with more than $4.3 billion in penalties and imposed multiple compliance monitorships on the virtual currency exchange as punishment for its repeated and intentional violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws, sanctions, and other regulations.

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    SEC charges Binance, founder in latest crypto crackdown

    2023-06-05T19:35:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Binance Holdings, its U.S.-based affiliate BAM Trading Services, and their founder Changpeng Zhao with a series of securities law violations, including operating unregistered exchanges.

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    Ex-Binance CCO accused of aiding and abetting CFTC rule violations

    2023-03-27T21:26:00Z

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged Binance and its founder with operating an illegal digital assets exchange, while former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim faces charges of aiding and abetting the alleged misconduct.