Who is Changpeng Zhao? Binance founder pardoned by Trump - what was his crime?President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, just two years after his 2023 money-laundering conviction. The White Ho...
23 Oct, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Binance's Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison over money laundering violationsFormer Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao ('CZ'), 47, sentenced to four months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle, becoming ...
01 May, 2024, 12.43 AM IST
US seeks 36 months in jail for Binance founder Changpeng ZhaoBinance's founder, Changpeng Zhao, may serve 36 months in prison for money laundering violations. U.S. prosecutors push for this sentence d...
24 Apr, 2024, 12.26 PM IST
Binance's former chief Changpeng Zhao to stay in US until February sentencingLast month, Binance Holdings agreed to pay over $4.3 billion and pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. Zh...
08 Dec, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
US judge signs off on Binance, former chief Changpeng Zhao's plea deals with DOJIn November, Binance agreed to pay over $4.3 billion and pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. Zhao also ...
07 Dec, 2023, 09.33 AM IST
US prosecutors want Binance's Changpeng Zhao to remain in US until sentencingThe US Justice Department on Wednesday urged the judge to require Zhao to stay in the United States and prevent him from returning to the U...
23 Nov, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
New Binance CEO's first job is to avert customer exodusZhao, Binance's founder, stepped down as CEO as part of a sweeping deal to resolve the Department of Justice probe. Binance will pay $4.3 b...
22 Nov, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao in discussions to step down: reportBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao may step down as part of a major $4 billion settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the company, F...
21 Nov, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
Binance sets up Polish entity for residents of Belgium after regulatory actionBinance said in a statement the new entity ensures that the company can comply "with its regulatory obligations and can continue to provide...
29 Aug, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao plan to seek dismissal of CFTC complaintThe CFTC in March sued Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, and Zhao for operating what the regulator alleged was an "illegal" exc...
25 Jul, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
Binance, CEO plan to seek dismissal of CFTC complaintBinance and Zhao were also sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June for allegedly operating a "web of deception," ...
25 Jul, 2023, 09.02 AM IST
Binance issues cease and desist notice to 'Binance Nigeria Limited'Earlier this month, Nigeria's markets regulator ordered Binance to halt its operations in the country, saying local unit "Binance Nigeria L...
18 Jun, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Binance has not sold either bitcoin or Binance Coin, CEO saysCryptocurrency exchange Binance has not sold either bitcoin or Binance Coin, its native token, the company's CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted on ...
14 Jun, 2023, 07.57 AM IST
Binance US explores ways to cut founder Changpeng Zhao's majority stake: reportZhao, who is also the CEO of Binance - the world's biggest crypto exchange, has been trying to sell at least some of his stake since last s...
12 May, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
Binance, world's top crypto exchange, at the centre of US investigationsBinance was founded in Shanghai in 2017, but later moved to Tokyo and then Malta. While its holding company is based in the Cayman Islands,...
27 Mar, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Binance CEO Zhao warns bumpy road ahead in message to his staffIn a memo sent to staff, CZ, as the founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange is known, said the industry for digital assets is going ...
14 Dec, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Binance founder says its US crypto exchange arm targets IPO in three years"Binance.US is just going to do what Coinbase did," Zhao said, according to the report.
02 Sep, 2021, 08.45 AM IST