Statements: Binance and Its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, Agree to Pay $2.85 Billion for Willfully Evading U.S. Law, Illegally Operating a Digital Asset Derivatives Exchange, and Other Violations

Canonical ID: us-cftc-7ddeb84a5e04ddcd40c9f10d4f103a176e5f7262 · Entity type: Article (reference)

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`Article:id`	f03c5031da1ca990170895395fd1e428ac6e5dfa	us_cftc_enforcement_actions	`us-cftc-7ddeb84a5e04ddcd40c9f10d4f103a176e5f7262`	2025-08-15
`Article:publishedAt`	2023-11-21	us_cftc_enforcement_actions	`us-cftc-7ddeb84a5e04ddcd40c9f10d4f103a176e5f7262`	2025-08-15
`Article:sourceUrl`	https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8825-23	us_cftc_enforcement_actions	`us-cftc-7ddeb84a5e04ddcd40c9f10d4f103a176e5f7262`	2025-08-15
`Article:title`	Binance and Its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, Agree to Pay $2.85 Billion for Willfully Evading U.S. Law, Illegally Operating a Digital Asset Derivatives Exchange, and Other Violations	us_cftc_enforcement_actions	`us-cftc-7ddeb84a5e04ddcd40c9f10d4f103a176e5f7262`	2025-08-15