U.S. prosecutors seek 36-month sentence for ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao


by CNBC

CNBC— U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday recommended an above-guidance, 36-month sentence for former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. Zhao should serve a...

New York Post—Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to just 4 months prison for crypto crimes. Prosecutors requested that the 47-year-old serve a three-year term.

Tech Times—Binance Ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao Gets 4-Month Prison Sentence Instead of 3 Years—Why?. Changpeng Zhao got a 4-month prison sentence instead of 3 years for his actions on Binance. The short trial and guilty plea of Binance founder and ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao finally saw its sentencing for the executive, and he is only getting four months of prison time to serve.

ETtech.com—US seeks 36 months in jail for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, should serve 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating laws against money laundering, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Tuesday. Zhao, who is expected to be sentenced on April 30 in Seattle, stepped down as Binance's chief last November, when he and the exchange admitted to the violations, and the firm agreed to a penalty of $4.32 billion. Given the magnitude of Zhao's willful violation of...