Changpeng Zhao

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 29: Kevin O'Leary participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel  on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
TV's Kevin O’Leary: ‘All the Crypto Cowboys Are Going to Be Gone Soon’
O’Leary, an entrepreneur and television personality, was paid $15 million by FTX for “20 service hours, 20 social posts, one virtual lunch and 50 autographs,” according to Michael Lewis’s new book “Going Infinite.”
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 29: Kevin O'Leary participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel  on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.
Binance Says SEC’s Request for Depositions Is ‘Overbroad’ and 'Unduly Burdensome'
Binance says the SEC has no evidence to support its allegations that imply investor assets have been wrongfully diverted
Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance Nearly Shuttered U.S. Exchange to Protect Global Operations: The Information
As investigations loomed, the board of directors of Binance.US voted on whether to liquidate the company but could not come to a unanimous decision, The Information reported.
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint
The CFTC sued Binance, its founder Changpeng Zhao and compliance officer Samuel Lim in a U.S. court in Illinois in March, alleging that the exchange operated a derivatives trading operation in the U.S.
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Bitcoin Slips to $29K Level Amid WSJ Report on Binance
Bitcoin Slips to $29K Level Amid WSJ Report on Binance
Bitcoin BTC is slipping after the Wall Street Journal said Binance CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao suggested in a private conversation that the crypto exchange's affiliates had conducted wash trading several years ago and China's policymakers warned of a tortuous economic recovery while falling short of announcing large scale stimulus The Hash panel discusses the takeaways [...]
Bitcoin Slips to $29K Level Amid WSJ Report on Binance

Changpeng Zhao Speaking at Davos (CoinDesk)
Binance CEO 'CZ' Brushes Off News of Top Executive Departures
Binance General Counsel Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and Senior Vice President for Compliance Steven Christie are among those that left the company, reportedly over the exchange's handling of DOJ investigations.
Changpeng Zhao Speaking at Davos (CoinDesk)

CZ aka Changpeng Zhao CEO of Binance at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
SEC's Temporary Restraining Order Would 'Effectively End' Binance.US Business, Company Claims
The SEC sued Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng "CZ" Zhao last week.
CZ aka Changpeng Zhao CEO of Binance at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Binance.US Suspends Use of Fiat as Legal Troubles Mount
The exchange says users should withdraw USD as soon as possible as the Securities and Exchange Commission engages in "extremely aggressive and intimidating tactics" against the company.
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Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)
Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says
SEC says billions in customer funds were directed to Zhao’s firm Merit Peak via a holding company called Key Vision Development Limited.
Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Gary Gensler (Third Way/Flickr)
Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor'
A letter from Binance’s counsel says that SEC Chair Gary Gensler should be recused from the case, given his history with the exchange and its founder.
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