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Deep DivesChangpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao

Role

Founder and former CEO of Binance

Location

Cayman Islands

Education

McGill University

Current Project

TBD

Previous Projects

Binance, BijieTech, Blockchain, Fusion Systems, Bloomberg

Twitter

@cz_binance

LinkedIn

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About Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao is the founder and former CEO of Binance.

Recent News

  • Changpeng Zhao is the CEO of crypto exchange Binance. Image: Stephen Graves/Web Summit.

    Binance Founder CZ Hits Back at 'Smear' Allegations He Gave Evidence Against Justin Sun in Plea Deal

    Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who goes by CZ, and Tron founder Justin Sun strongly denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming Zhao agreed to provide evidence against Sun as part of his 2023 plea deal with U.S. authorities. Citing unnamed sources, the Journal reported Friday that Zhao, who served four months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering violations, had committed to testifying against Sun in exchange for leniency. A day before the WSJ article was published, Zhao poste...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Vince Dioquino
  • Open for business. Source: Shutterstock

    Binance.US Restores ‘Full USD Services’ After 19 Months and No Banks

    Binance.US, the U.S. affiliate of leading crypto exchange Binance, said on Wednesday that its ability to service customers through bank accounts has been fully restored. Operating for the past 19 months as a “crypto-only” exchange, Binance.US’s Interim CEO Norman Reed described the development as a welcome shift in a written statement. “We were forced to begin operating as a crypto-only platform,” Reed said. “We have been looking forward to the day that we would be able to offer full USD service...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Image: Shutterstock

    Binance's $1.5 Billion Fine Accounted for Almost All of DOJ's Record-Setting 2024

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington raked in a record $1.51 billion in fines for 2024, with global crypto exchange Binance coughing up $1.5 billion of that—a hefty price tag for one of the district's biggest legal payouts. The large sum is part of an even larger $4.3 billion penalty imposed on Binance for major infractions including failing to register as a money transmitting business and violating U.S. sanctions. The district worked with the Criminal Division’s Mon...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Vismaya V
  • Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao at Web Summit 2022. Image: Ben McShane/Web Summit via Sportsfile (CC BY 2.0 Deed)

    Binance Co-Founder CZ: ‘I Haven’t Bought a Single Meme Coin or NFT’

    Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, has made it clear—he’s never bought a meme coin or an NFT. On Sunday, CZ expressed his commitment to “fundamentals” in crypto, distancing himself from the hype-driven meme coin culture that continues to dominate parts of the industry. “I haven’t bought a single meme coin so far,” he tweeted Sunday, adding his holdings are limited to Bitcoin (BTC) and BNB (BNB). “I am not into sports cars; I don’t collect art; I haven’t bought...

    NewsBusiness
    5 min read
    Vismaya V
  • Changpeng ”CZ” Zhao speaking at the Vietnam NFT Summit in 2022. Image: Aevozer/Wikimedia Commons

    Bitcoin Will Eventually Be Seen as 'Just Money', Says Binance Co-Founder CZ

    Changpeng Zhao is back on the crypto conference circuit and singing the praises of Bitcoin, months after wrapping up a four-month prison sentence in the U.S. Binance's co-founder took part in a fireside chat at the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa conference on Monday in Dubai, and gave a traditionally bullish view on the digital asset's prospects. "We shouldn't be calling it Bitcoin, it's just money," CZ told the crowd, arguing that its use cases will grow in the years to come. While the bi...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Photo Illustration: Decrypt

    Would Donald Trump Pardon Former Binance CEO CZ?

    Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao says that he wouldn’t turn down being pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden, despite not wanting to return as CEO of the crypto exchange. CZ pled guilty to money laundering charges last year, agreeing to step down as CEO and receiving a lifetime ban from “managing or operating” Binance. He was released from a 4-month stint in prison in September and has since pivoted to becoming an investor in artificial intelligence (AI). In the U.S., the President can forg...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Binance CEO CZ. Image: CZ/Twitter

    CZ's Post-Prison Pivot: From Crypto King to AI Investor

    Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, once the crypto world's golden boy, is trading his Binance crown for an AI investor hat. Fresh out of U.S. custody, the former CEO says he is now eyeing artificial intelligence, blockchain, and biotech as his next big bets. But is he? "[I] will continue to invest in blockchain/decentralized technologies, AI, and biotech. I am a long term investor who cares about impact, not returns," CZ said in a written statement posted on his X account shortly after his release. gm, the f...

  • Changpeng ”CZ” Zhao speaking at the Vietnam NFT Summit in 2022. Image: Aevozer/Wikimedia Commons

    Why Is Binance Founder CZ Being Released Two Days Early?

    Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, known in the crypto world as "CZ," is scheduled to be released on Friday evening, following a 4-month stint in prison after pleading guilty to failing to "maintain an effective anti-money laundering program," Although his prison term was officially slated to end on Sunday, according to prison rules, inmates whose official release date is set for a weekend or holiday can be discharged on the last preceding weekday—unless circumstances warrant further detention....

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Murtuza Merchant
  • Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao at Web Summit 2022. Image: Ben McShane/Web Summit via Sportsfile (CC BY 2.0 Deed)

    CZ Banned From 'Any Present or Future Involvement' In Managing Binance

    Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has a lifetime ban from “managing or operating” the centralized crypto exchange, according to current CEO Richard Teng. Teng revealed that Zhao would be barred from managing the platform for life in an interview with Axios, which revealed that it was a "key condition" of the plea agreement between Binance and U.S. authorities. This comes after reports initially suggested Zhao would only be banned for a number of years. “Under the terms of the agreement, CZ is p...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Binance CEO CZ. Image: CZ/Twitter

    No, Binance Founder CZ Isn’t Free—But He Is in an LA Halfway House

    As Changpeng Zhao would be the first to scold anyone sharing misinformation, one must always remember the number four—and that’s always been exactly how many months, from late May, the beleaguered Binance founder must serve in the U.S. prison system for violating American money laundering laws.  Tell that to Crypto Twitter users, though, who mistakenly and prematurely celebrated the crypto entrepreneur’s freedom on Thursday. In reality, Zhao is set to be released on September 29, according to th...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Photo Illustration: Decrypt

    This Week on Crypto Twitter: Ethereum, CZ, and Roger Ver in US Government Crosshairs

    Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Crypto Twitter often delivers a heavy helping of the law, but the past seven days brought a double dose.  On Monday, unredacted portions of a lawsuit filed by Ethereum software company Consensys against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the regulator has secretly considered ETH to be a security for over a year.  The bombshell news quickly sparked anger and indignation, given the fact that SEC Chair Gary Gensler has repeat...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Binance CEO CZ. Image: CZ/Twitter

    ‘I Will Do My Time’: Binance Founder Sets Sights on Life After Prison

    Crypto billionaire Changpeng “C.Z.” Zhao took to Twitter hours after being sentenced to four months in prison in a Seattle courtroom to thank supporters and call out a “silver lining” to the months-long legal process. “I will do my time, conclude this phase and focus on the next chapter of my life,” Zhao wrote. “I will remain a passive investor (and holder) in crypto. Our industry has entered a new phase.” He noted that education will be his post-prison focus—most likely through the Giggle Acade...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Ryan Ozawa
  • Changpeng ”CZ” Zhao speaking at the Vietnam NFT Summit in 2022. Image: Aevozer/Wikimedia Commons

    Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Money Laundering Violations

    Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison Tuesday, punished after pleading guilty to money laundering violations last year. Changpeng Zhao "had the personnel, resources, and wherewithal to comply with U.S. regulations,” U.S. District Judge Richard Jones said in Seattle while delivering Zhao’s sentence. “But failed at that opportunity." Jones also cited a statement from Zhao that said “it was better to ask forgiveness than permission," with the judge that he wa...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao at Web Summit 2022. Image: Ben McShane/Web Summit via Sportsfile (CC BY 2.0 Deed)

    US Department of Justice Seeks 3-Year Jail Sentence for Former Binance CEO CZ

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has argued that fomer Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao should spend three years in jail over money laundering charges, ahead of his sentencing on April 30. According to a sentencing memo filed Tuesday, lawyers for the Department of Justice recommend that the court "impose an above-Guidelines sentence of 36 months of imprisonment," citing Zhao's "willful violation of U.S. law." The former Binance CEO had gambled "that he would not get caught, and that if he did...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Stephen Graves
  • Bitcoin is the most valuable crypto asset by market cap. Image: Shutterstock

    The Richest People in Crypto: 2024 Edition

    Perhaps no sector contributes more colorful characters to the global elite than crypto. In the last decade, the digital assets industry has made zillionaires out of geeks, thieves, corporate suits, and shadowy, anonymous internet users in almost equal measure.  Take, for instance, the anonymous hacker who stole more than $2 million worth of BTC and ETH from now-shuttered Hong Kong crypto exchange Gatecoin in 2016. The Gatecoin hacker hasn’t touched his coins since absconding with the funds eight...

    NewsBusiness
    8 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Images: Project Giggle/Shutterstock

    Embattled Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Launches ‘Giggle Academy’

    Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance who stepped down as CEO in November in a settlement over federal money laundering charges, announced plans Monday to launch a new nonprofit online education platform called Giggle Academy. "Let's make basic education accessible and entertaining to children all around the world," he wrote on Twitter, noting that Project Giggle is hiring and that one of the benefits is the chance to work directly with him. "Free basic (grade 1-12...

    NewsTechnology
    3 min read
    Ryan Ozawa
  • Image: Shutterstock

    Binance Must Pay $4.3 Billion In Federal Case as CZ Awaits Sentencing

    A federal judge accepted a guilty plea from cryptocurrency exchange Binance along with $4.3 billion in fines and penalties to settle its case—the largest such assessment in the history of federal financial prosecutions. Federal Judge Richard Jones approved the deal—which includes a criminal fine of $1.8 million and a forfeiture of $2.5 million for a financial penalty for failing to perform required due diligence in delivering its services—late Friday, according to a Reuters report. “Due in part...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Jason Nelson
  • Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance. Image: Bloomberg New Economy Forum.

    CZ Sentencing Postponed Until End of April: Report

    U.S. prosecutors have postponed the sentencing of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, to April 30, CNBC reported late Monday. The former head of the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Zhao was charged with money laundering and sanctions violations by the U.S. Department of Justice in November following a years-long investigation. Binance was ordered to pay $4.3 billion in penalties and to ‘completely exit’ the United States. After the DOJ filed charge...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Jason Nelson
  • Changpeng Zhao is the CEO of crypto exchange Binance. Image: Stephen Graves/Web Summit.

    Judge Blocks CZ Travel to UAE, Despite Offer to Use $4.5B Binance Equity as Security

    A U.S. judge rejected Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao's request to travel to the United Arab Emirates last month, despite the Binance founder and former CEO offering to post his $4.5 billion Binance US equity as security for his return. According to a court filing this week, Zhao's lawyers requested in December 2023 that he be allowed to travel to the UAE, so that he could be present for the "hospitalization and surgery" of an unnamed individual in Abu Dhabi. Zhao offered to provide "significant additional...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Stephen Graves
  • Binance and the U.S. Image: Shutterstock

    Court Approves $2.7 Billion Binance-CFTC Settlement, CZ to Pay $150 Million Fine

    A U.S. court has approved the previously announced settlement between crypto exchange Binance and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Per a press release from the CFTC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois formalized the settlement between Binance and the CFTC, finding that the exchange and its former CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao violated the Commodity Exchange Act and other CFTC regulations. The settlement requires Binance to pay a $1.35 billion fine to the CFTC...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Stephen Graves
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