Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao Face Complaint from US CFTC

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have filed a complaint with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on the 27th of March. This marks the first time that US regulators have targeted Zhao, who is considered the most influential person in the virtual currency industry, and it is expected to have significant repercussions throughout the industry.

5 years birthday Binance cake in Paris in July 2022.

According to Bloomberg News, the CFTC filed a complaint with the Chicago Federal Court on the same day, accusing Binance and Zhao of violating regulations on derivatives. The complaint alleges that CEO Zhao violated eight key provisions of the Commodity Exchange Regulations (CEA) related to preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The former chief compliance officer of Binance, Samuel Lim, was also named in the lawsuit for aiding and abetting these violations.

The CFTC has requested the court to impose civil fines and a permanent ban on trading and registration, along with the collection of illegal gains obtained by Binance. "This complaint serves as a warning that we will never tolerate digital asset platforms and individuals who willfully try to avoid and evade U.S. law," said CFTC Chair Rostin Bennum.

In response to the complaint, Binance's position is that it is not based in the United States and therefore does not fall under US jurisdiction. CEO Zhao posted a rebuttal on his website, stating that "despite having been cooperating with the CFTC for more than two years, we have filed an unexpected and disappointing complaint."

Zhao is a Chinese-Canadian who was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1977 and later settled in Canada. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from McGill University in Canada and then ran a software business for futures trading between Tokyo and New York. It was during this time that he saw the potential of cryptocurrency and bought bitcoin with all his fortune in 2014. Three years later, he founded Binance in China.

Binance has become the largest exchange in the world amid the cryptocurrency craze, and CEO Zhao has accumulated enormous wealth. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his current holding is $25.8 billion, ranking 51st in the world.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) sees the CFTC's regulatory action against Binance as a conflict between the visions of major national governments and cryptocurrency advocates for a system that allows free exchange of money around the world without censorship.

The complaint filed by the US CFTC against Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao has caused a stir in the cryptocurrency industry. It remains to be seen how the case will play out, but it underscores the need for all digital asset platforms to comply with regulations aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. It is also a reminder that digital asset platforms should not attempt to evade or avoid US law.

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