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Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department::"Can barely buy an AK-47 with 600 bucks," a Binance compliance staffer told his boss in 2019, per regulators.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (15 children)

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the cofounder of Binance and a central figure in the crypto world, is also stepping down as CEO under the settlement.

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Zhao is pleading guilty to breaking anti money-laundering law, per the justice department. Zhao will personally pay $50 million in fines, and faces up to 18 months in prison,

Man I feel like he's getting off light honestly and I saw there are more charges from the SEC but how is he the only one facing time?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (13 children)

I love how just a year ago, he was the one to call out FTX.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and all that...

The whole industry seems like a criminal plot at this point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Crypto is rotten to the core.

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