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Category: Legal affairs
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- Binance’s 2023 U.S. resolution — On 21 November 2023 Binance pleaded guilty to U.S. charges and agreed to pay about US$4.3 billion; Changpeng Zhao stepped down as CEO and Richard Teng succeeded him.
- Changpeng Zhao — Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is a Chinese-born Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Binance, who pleaded guilty to a U.S. Bank Secrecy Act charge in 2023 and was pardoned in 2025.
- Legal affairs of Changpeng Zhao — An overview of criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving Changpeng Zhao and Binance, with the status of each.
- Pardon of Changpeng Zhao — In October 2025 President Donald Trump granted Changpeng Zhao a full and unconditional pardon in United States v. Zhao.
- Public reception of Changpeng Zhao — Praise and criticism of Changpeng Zhao, set side by side with each view attributed.
- SEC v. Binance — SEC v. Binance Holdings was a civil enforcement action filed in June 2023 against Binance and Changpeng Zhao that the SEC dropped in May 2025.
- United States v. Zhao — United States v. Zhao (23CR00179RAJ-001) is the U.S. federal criminal case in which Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to a Bank Secrecy Act violation, was sentenced to four months, and was later pardoned.