Milestone
Multi-chain
2023
Binance DOJ Resolution and Guilty Plea
Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and agreed to a multi-billion dollar resolution with U.S. authorities.
Event date: 2023-11-21
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Key Facts
Peak metric$4.3B total resolution
OutcomeCEO stepped down; compliance monitorship
ChainMulti-chain
Year2023
Typemilestone
Tags
regulation
cefi
exchange
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