Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison NYT: Technology By: David Yaffe-Bellany 30 April 2024 at 17:56 Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation. Β© Grant Hindsley for The New York TimesChangpeng Zhao, the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, walking into the federal courthouse in Seattle on Tuesday to face sentencing.
Even as He Faces Prison Time, Binanceβs Founder Plans a Comeback NYT: Technology By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Cade Metz 30 April 2024 at 15:39 Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act. Β© Lincoln Agnew