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Did Binance pay $4.3 billion to settle criminal money laundering charges?

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle criminal money laundering charges levied by the U.S. Department of Justice. Binance founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, has also pleaded guilty and agreed to step down from his position.

Why did Binance pay a penalty?

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, will pay one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history as a coalition of federal regulators accused the company of violating laws in pursuit of growing market share.

How much will Binance pay a billionaire?

Binance will pay $1.81 billion within 15 months, and a further $2.51 billion forfeiture as part of the deal, prosecutors said. Zhao, a billionaire, was born in China and moved to Canada at the age of 12. He pleaded guilty in a Seattle court on Tuesday afternoon.

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