Changpeng Zhao
Plus, CZ is busy plotting his future
The US government is looking to seriously inhibit people from using and accessing crypto mixing services
They both may be in prison for an overlapping 120 days, but the similarities stop there
The sentencing closes the book on the DOJ’s settlement with Binance and its former CEO
There’s some truth to the EIGEN concerns popping up on Crypto Twitter
The government says Zhao “willfully” and strategically put US national security at risk in order to “line his pockets”
The US filed to modify the ex-Binance CEO’s bail to require notification of travel plans
The correlation between Zhao’s “gm” and bitcoin’s price has been so strong that it was possible to base a dollar-cost averaging strategy around the former Binance CEO’s Twitter timeline
The SEC, in an early December filing, argued that the DOJ’s settlement with Binance and Changpeng Zhao showed the two “deliberately” violated US law
Binance filed a motion to dismiss the SEC’s case back in September, but the SEC says that the recent DOJ plea deals show that the company tried to skirt US law
Changpeng Zhao may be using his time in the US to meet with founders, according to posts on X
In a call with reporters Monday, division chief Jim Lee said that crypto-related tax evasion cases are mounting
Crypto as an “industry” could probably do without quite as many cults of personality
Federal judge puts pause on plan to allow Zhao to return to UAE prior to sentencing, court filing shows
BNB has been valued higher than XRP for most of the last two years, but the gap is narrowing fast
Uniswap is having a moment while the US has its way with top centralized exchange Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao
Bitcoin and ether posted gains Wednesday morning, rallying around 2% and 5%, respectively. Stocks also started the day in the green
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