“CRYPTO SHOCKWAVE: Binance CEO CZ Step Down, Faces $4.3B Fines! Scandal Unveiled in Explosive Anti-Money Laundering Case – Exclusive Details Inside!”

CZ Step Down Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, is forced to resign amid facing criminal charges. leader of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly planning to step down and plead guilty to charges related to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws, as detailed in a report by the Wall Street Journal.

CZ Step Down

“CZ” refers to Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Changpeng Zhao is commonly known by his initials, CZ, in the cryptocurrency community. He has played a significant role in the growth and development of Binance since its establishment and has become a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry.

why CZ Step Down

It has been a noteworthy week for both cryptocurrency exchanges and the U.S. government.

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Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as “CZ” and the founder and CEO of Binance, is reportedly planning to step down and plead guilty to violations of U.S. anti-money laundering requirements, as indicated by a recent Wall Street Journal report.

Zhao is anticipated to make an appearance in a federal court in Seattle on Tuesday afternoon to enter his plea. Additionally, Binance is expected to face fines totaling $4.3 billion. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3:00 pm EST, where further discussions about the Binance case are anticipated.

background regarding CZ Step Down

Launched in June 2017, Binance swiftly ascended to become the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange within 180 days. Recent data from CoinMarketCap indicates that it boasted a trading volume of over $11.6 billion in the last 24 hours, surpassing the second-largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, by 515%, as Coinbase recorded a trading volume of $1.9 billion.

This development occurred less than a day after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against Kraken, the third-largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume. The SEC alleged that Kraken had been operating as an “unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency.”

Additionally, in February, Kraken took steps to conclude crypto staking services for U.S. clients and settled a previous lawsuit with the SEC. As part of the settlement, Kraken agreed to pay $30 million in charges, covering “disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties.”

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought charges against Binance more than five months after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused the exchange and its CEO, Zhao, of providing false information to regulators about its operations. The SEC filed 13 charges in the federal case. In the SEC filing, it is alleged that Zhao and Binance played a significant role in directing the business operations of the trading entity and offering crypto-related services to the Binance.US platform. The latter claims to be an independent exchange, as mentioned in the SEC filing.

In late March, the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) also filed a lawsuit against Binance, Zhao, and its Chief Compliance Officer, Samuel Lim, citing alleged violations of trading and derivatives rules.

Binance has been in the spotlight for various reasons over the past year, including comments from Zhao that reportedly contributed to the downfall of FTX, a former top competitor. In April, Binance.US, the American counterpart, terminated its $1.3 billion deal to acquire the assets of crypto broker Voyager Digital, citing a “hostile and uncertain regulatory climate.”

In August, Checkout.com severed ties with Binance due to concerns about the crypto firm’s alleged issues with anti-money laundering, sanctions, and compliance controls. Binance’s spokesperson, at the time, stated disagreement with Checkout’s stated reason for termination and mentioned considering legal options.

Impacts of cz step down

markets around globe seen high volatility after cz step down as ceo

US MARKETS
Dow Jones(22 Nov) Derived35,081.61-69.43-0.2035,118.0435,038.4435,108.4035,151.0435,679.1331,429.825.84Very Bullish
S&P 500(22 Nov) Derived4,538.62-8.76-0.194,541.904,525.514,537.834,547.384,607.073,764.4918.21Very Bullish
Nasdaq(22 Nov) Derived14,193.07-91.46-0.6414,237.5014,146.3014,215.9914,284.5314,446.5510,207.4735.60Very Bullish
us markets seen sideways after cz step down
EUROPEAN MARKETS
FTSE(21 Nov) 7,481.99-14.37-0.197,496.867,446.687,496.367,496.368,047.067,206.82-0.95Bullish
CAC(21 Nov) 7,229.45-17.48-0.247,248.067,214.397,231.047,246.937,581.266,388.239.63Bullish
DAX(21 Nov) 15,900.53-0.80-0.0115,948.0715,891.3115,911.0215,901.3316,528.9713,791.5213.02Very Bullish
ASIAN MARKETS
GIFT NIFTY(22 Nov) 19,828.00-21.50-0.1119,904.5019,797.5019,829.5019,849.5019,935.0018,903.001.62
Nikkei 225(21 Nov) 33,354.14-33.89-0.1033,460.3233,254.7333,453.1533,388.0333,853.4625,661.8929.70Very Bullish
Straits Times(21 Nov) 3,096.34-15.24-0.493,114.543,092.083,113.803,111.583,408.193,041.67-4.60Very Bearish
Hang Seng(21 Nov) 17,733.89-44.18-0.2518,057.6217,689.0117,932.5417,778.0722,700.8516,833.68-11.97Bullish
Taiwan Weighted
(21 Nov) 
17,416.70206.231.1817,421.1717,239.9417,239.9417,210.4717,463.7613,981.6322.44Very Bullish
KOSPI(21 Nov) 2,510.4219.220.772,517.742,500.912,504.702,491.202,668.212,180.6712.79Bullish
SET Composite(21 Nov) 1,423.614.170.291,427.131,418.421,427.041,419.441,695.991,366.19-15.21Neutral
Jakarta Composite
(21 Nov) 
6,961.79-33.10-0.487,010.986,946.966,994.896,994.897,104.896,542.791.62Very Bullish
Shanghai Composite
(21 Nov) 
3,067.93-0.39-0.013,089.773,063.343,074.833,068.323,418.952,923.51-1.56Bullish
asian markets seen sideways after cz step down
global markets after cz step down

cz step down impacted hugely on crypto markets

NamePrice1h %24h %7d %Market Cap
1BitcoinBTC$36,814.520.15%2.05%4.24%$719,382,372,050$22,391,846,860607,176 BTC19,548,950 BTC
2EthereumETH$1,971.180.03%3.79%0.00%$237,018,532,601$12,428,343,6886,298,053 ETH120,251,000 ETH
3Tether USDtUSDT$1.000.04%0.03%0.00%$88,049,844,787$44,345,064,59044,329,771,201 USDT88,027,089,861 USDT
4BNBBNB$239.570.83%7.05%0.67%$36,301,732,910$2,180,983,2759,096,371 BNB151,700,183 BNB
5XRPXRP$0.59321.14%4.40%3.89%$31,833,088,582$1,535,596,0042,597,052,110 XRP53,718,306,475 XRP
6USDCUSDC$0.99990.00%0.02%0.03%$24,435,342,117$6,125,625,8716,125,707,920 USDC24,436,679,411 USDC
7SolanaSOL$53.601.38%6.71%1.11%$22,656,004,614$2,207,717,70641,371,378 SOL422,989,750 SOL
8CardanoADA$0.36720.77%5.46%5.56%$12,947,492,347$412,144,1261,125,349,304 ADA35,288,470,780 ADA
9DogecoinDOGE$0.074481.03%6.89%4.78%$10,549,887,297$821,227,21011,053,832,130 DOGE141,923,656,384 DOGE
10TRONTRX$0.097790.86%4.90%5.21%$8,658,118,011$307,888,6123,142,511,050 TRX88,609,442,291 TRX
11ToncoinTON$2.330.44%1.12%2.63%$8,001,939,727$37,358,47115,881,382 TON3,431,892,088 TON
12ChainlinkLINK$13.800.50%7.12%1.73%$7,676,491,881$757,217,84854,852,969 LINK556,849,970 LINK
13AvalancheAVAX$20.560.11%3.73%23.25%$7,301,684,537$955,425,04846,373,335 AVAX355,586,297 AVAX
14PolygonMATIC$0.7460.31%9.52%14.04%$6,907,968,810$595,412,240798,589,426 MATIC9,260,392,901 MATIC
15PolkadotDOT$4.990.48%7.38%2.51%$6,226,408,490$242,948,40248,827,956 DOT1,248,123,160 DOT
16Wrapped BitcoinWBTC$36,811.570.10%1.89%4.50%$5,988,476,066$150,674,9194,092 WBTC162,723 WBTC
17DaiDAI$0.99910.04%0.09%0.05%$5,342,420,432$284,166,817284,441,278 DAI5,347,888,596 DAI
18LitecoinLTC$68.050.76%3.13%1.88%$5,024,598,137$390,868,2225,748,867 LTC73,898,058 LTC
19Shiba InuSHIB$0.0000080350.68%6.32%2.51%$4,733,369,111$170,303,11321,242,649,535,184 SHIB589,346,914,631,298 SHIB
20Bitcoin CashBCH$225.100.71%1.34%1.09%$4,402,782,539$251,910,8001,118,727 BCH19,565,094 BCH
21UNUS SED LEOLEO$3.940.11%0.04%4.43%$3,673,374,176$585,493148,459 LEO928,469,693 LEO
22OKBOKB$59.603.36%3.38%0.68%$3,573,949,970$16,592,101278,146 OKB60,000,000 OKB
23TrueUSDTUSD$0.99890.03%0.13%0.05%$3,274,893,934$275,127,183275,330,221 TUSD3,279,543,606 TUSD
24StellarXLM$0.11580.95%3.59%0.56%$3,240,424,796$80,934,733701,111,591 XLM27,990,264,645 XLM
25CosmosATOM$8.561.14%6.84%4.09%$3,214,564,513$164,850,01419,281,903 ATOM375,874,977 ATOM
26MoneroXMR$160.990.03%1.70%0.08%$2,954,525,779$80,063,334496,701 XMR18,361,064 XMR
27UniswapUNI$4.930.70%6.29%0.06%$2,898,961,040$147,072,73629,912,639 UNI588,187,016 UNI
28KaspaKAS$0.12330.83%11.77%41.59%$2,642,769,696$108,193,152864,123,405 KAS21,617,248,105 KAS
29Ethereum ClassicETC$18.650.45%5.51%0.78%$2,685,030,925$181,677,6049,748,236 ETC144,138,749 ETC
30CronosCRO$0.088430.38%8.38%2.50%$2,231,379,044$20,221,686228,856,977 CRO25,263,013,692 CRO
31FilecoinFIL$4.381.18%8.21%6.76%$2,060,372,195$218,667,56050,126,003 FIL470,913,161 FIL
32Lido DAOLDO$2.300.62%8.48%8.49%$2,049,003,611$115,472,02350,295,883 LDO890,190,427 LDO
33HederaHBAR$0.060511.27%8.41%5.66%$2,027,315,952$87,778,1931,445,666,361 HBAR33,562,400,523 HBAR
34AptosAPT$7.031.48%4.27%0.60%$1,939,133,106$175,169,75524,978,124 APT275,851,745 APT
35Internet ComputerICP$4.210.42%7.27%0.54%$1,891,365,251$65,123,31915,449,815 ICP449,545,443 ICP
36BUSDBUSD$0.99960.03%0.13%0.10%$1,792,559,879$507,796,746508,124,354 BUSD1,793,667,297 BUSD
37NEAR ProtocolNEAR$1.800.45%10.84%20.80%$1,802,455,838$275,306,287153,817,667 NEAR1,000,676,805 NEAR
38THORChainRUNE$5.172.03%4.17%8.35%$1,742,289,680$437,077,57884,456,032 RUNE337,593,911 RUNE
39ImmutableIMX$1.272.29%5.29%15.65%$1,585,287,444$104,691,57282,564,402 IMX1,251,798,947 IMX
40MantleMNT$0.47010.27%5.12%4.55%$1,459,100,279$112,926,082240,205,790 MNT3,105,990,005 MNT
41VeChainVET$0.020060.61%7.72%1.08%$1,456,548,115$40,925,6542,044,604,318 VET72,714,516,834 VET
42OptimismOP$1.640.56%7.21%2.79%$1,447,221,793$145,957,85888,886,683 OP880,917,403 OP
43MakerMKR$1,413.770.61%0.10%3.59%$1,380,710,847$129,362,42091,054 MKR977,631 MKR
44FTX TokenFTT$3.665.45%12.34%16.14%$1,203,606,214$158,006,92940,884,527 FTT328,895,104 FTT
45AaveAAVE$86.890.89%5.09%1.67%$1,272,142,147$151,704,3951,751,609 AAVE14,639,836 AAVE
46InjectiveINJ$15.171.30%7.03%0.18%$1,267,880,900$83,687,3785,549,771 INJ83,755,556 INJ
47ArbitrumARB$0.9880.38%6.45%6.73%$1,259,128,657$328,042,006332,671,795 ARB1,275,000,000 ARB
48RenderRNDR$3.270.37%5.70%49.43%$1,216,153,810$174,814,40653,174,822 RNDR371,908,453 RNDR
49The GraphGRT$0.130.02%6.77%7.75%$1,211,909,554$99,422,969768,890,955 GRT9,313,090,632 GRT
50QuantQNT$96.981.01%3.02%2.28%$1,168,779,904$22,304,278229,739 QNT12,072,738 QNT
51MultiversXEGLD$41.520.82%8.15%4.42%$1,087,465,400$39,732,030961,634 EGLD26,234,462 EGLD
52AlgorandALGO$0.12840.34%11.58%1.79%$1,026,554,879$72,061,880560,278,741 ALGO8,006,088,942 ALGO
53SynthetixSNX$3.294.46%3.34%30.81%$959,458,354$123,956,65038,500,208 SNX291,200,060 SNX
54FlowFLOW$0.63161.35%7.10%1.31%$928,953,837$52,451,71083,129,357 FLOW1,471,201,014 FLOW
55Theta NetworkTHETA$0.9040.30%6.52%1.26%$898,190,123$20,954,61723,341,077 THETA1,000,000,000 THETA
56Bitcoin SVBSV$45.850.01%4.92%2.35%$891,708,254$55,359,0461,215,484 BSV19,558,150 BSV
57StacksSTX$0.61130.08%6.40%0.51%$868,276,183$43,902,17471,723,814 STX1,421,710,409 STX
58FantomFTM$0.2920.97%9.65%0.83%$818,712,600$101,167,437346,878,434 FTM2,803,634,836 FTM
59Axie InfinityAXS$5.710.47%7.83%3.44%$811,121,186$75,537,09613,268,351 AXS142,271,621 AXS
60The SandboxSAND$0.38170.51%9.13%7.45%$799,625,146$91,747,806241,277,551 SAND2,095,031,926 SAND
61TezosXTZ$0.79540.44%7.41%4.35%$764,291,123$26,397,26333,255,160 XTZ960,742,122 XTZ
62Bitget TokenBGB$0.53790.80%0.86%5.66%$753,096,010$21,143,70839,307,424 BGB1,400,000,000 BGB
63CelestiaTIA$5.301.26%20.54%14.99%$747,198,101$411,814,27877,921,322 TIA141,043,528 TIA
64NeoNEO$10.570.99%5.63%5.93%$745,367,052$69,707,8086,637,316 NEO70,538,831 NEO
65DecentralandMANA$0.39281.08%8.62%4.62%$743,456,231$74,889,526191,364,048 MANA1,893,095,371 MANA
66EOSEOS$0.66410.53%7.20%1.93%$736,717,565$143,783,049216,539,981 EOS1,109,093,467 EOS
67USDDUSDD$0.99550.00%0.14%0.07%$722,580,353$43,150,36643,309,798 USDD725,332,026 USDD
68XDC NetworkXDC$0.050.63%4.61%3.01%$693,953,480$11,113,689221,298,846 XDC13,878,842,123 XDC
69KuCoin TokenKCS$7.160.66%4.79%20.26%$692,514,990$2,991,013416,964 KCS96,732,986 KCS
70KavaKAVA$0.72370.94%6.79%4.53%$689,299,841$21,454,53829,798,604 KAVA952,422,079 KAVA
71First Digital USDFDUSD$0.99910.04%0.17%0.06%$680,692,328$2,248,018,1142,249,393,125 FDUSD681,288,135 FDUSD
72GalaGALA$0.023870.45%9.27%11.07%$620,798,011$181,164,2907,605,885,429 GALA25,999,312,659 GALA
73MinaMINA$0.6161.42%5.48%6.10%$619,388,978$58,950,13496,444,105 MINA1,005,462,872 MINA
74KlaytnKLAY$0.17650.54%1.69%11.95%$577,327,641$36,789,309208,888,292 KLAY3,270,814,848 KLAY
75dYdX (ethDYDX)ETHDYDX$3.177.78%1.95%9.61%$582,241,109$318,861,936102,910,625 ETHDYDX183,765,523 ETHDYDX
76eCashXEC$0.000028281.36%5.52%5.50%$553,043,602$9,299,028329,989,076,370 XEC19,558,042,173,093 XEC
77PancakeSwapCAKE$2.361.11%11.98%7.75%$544,988,588$202,250,82386,045,489 CAKE230,809,274 CAKE
78ChilizCHZ$0.071170.87%7.59%5.59%$540,504,925$83,740,1311,177,633,276 CHZ7,595,073,480 CHZ
79IOTAIOTA$0.17460.41%5.90%4.14%$527,085,819$10,616,10260,813,115 IOTA3,018,990,414 IOTA
80Rocket PoolRPL$26.080.90%7.60%5.97%$515,538,907$4,256,219163,549 RPL19,768,220 RPL
81ConfluxCFX$0.14881.72%6.22%4.26%$514,397,444$34,766,998235,429,179 CFX3,457,360,801 CFX
82SuiSUI$0.52470.33%6.68%6.29%$505,991,396$142,183,848271,950,321 SUI965,577,711 SUI
83Curve DAO TokenCRV$0.54970.76%4.74%0.32%$505,398,487$73,364,892133,860,800 CRV919,349,108 CRV
84ApeCoinAPE$1.370.14%7.74%0.92%$503,598,122$136,138,10299,816,951 APE368,593,750 APE
85GasGAS$7.670.99%5.66%0.51%$499,430,239$122,277,47215,936,332 GAS65,096,061 GAS
86Frax ShareFXS$6.580.42%11.83%8.48%$495,730,679$44,459,5496,779,041 FXS75,280,783 FXS
87Tether GoldXAUt$1,999.360.17%1.08%1.56%$492,900,131$7,851,3963,921 XAUT246,524 XAUt
88Huobi TokenHT$3.020.44%0.61%7.39%$490,464,188$38,743,41312,815,683 HT162,233,844 HT
89ArweaveAR$7.490.76%15.62%2.00%$490,514,975$35,041,1134,688,878 AR65,454,185 AR
90GnosisGNO$185.400.27%1.73%10.07%$480,361,842$15,987,20586,236 GNO2,589,588 GNO
91Trust Wallet TokenTWT$1.120.03%6.68%3.09%$464,937,455$44,118,79339,523,051 TWT416,649,900 TWT
92PAX GoldPAXG$1,979.130.05%0.87%1.82%$461,899,305$12,237,7246,184 PAXG233,384 PAXG
93GMXGMX$49.471.46%5.54%1.87%$456,008,608$29,359,537597,260 GMX9,214,629 GMX
94PepePEPE$0.0000010871.67%7.44%3.32%$453,876,007$104,276,58796,240,514,214,987 PEPE417,481,332,889,206 PEPE
95ZcashZEC$27.760.83%5.08%3.54%$453,237,222$66,438,0722,406,512 ZEC16,328,269 ZEC
96Pax DollarUSDP$0.99440.00%0.55%0.02%$449,375,899$4,973,8674,995,371 USDP451,921,527 USDP
97BitTorrent(New)BTT$0.0000004650.53%4.38%2.67%$442,448,022$25,031,41453,809,547,173,093 BTT951,421,714,286,000 BTT
98Oasis NetworkROSE$0.066481.04%7.87%1.44%$434,957,549$41,386,656626,844,436 ROSE6,542,267,493 ROSE
99GateTokenGT$4.250.67%0.41%4.96%$421,011,030$1,850,797435,651 GT99,164,426 GT
100Terra ClassicLUNC$0.000071431.01%6.68%6.65%$414,403,840$26,949,212378,372,026,463 LUNC5,801,383,776,386 LUNC
cz step down impact
CZ Step Down

major crypto curruncies seen high volatility after news of cz step down

frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding cz step down

1. What is the main highlight of the article?

  • The founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao CZ step down and plead guilty to violations related to U.S. anti-money laundering requirements. Binance is also expected to pay fines of $4.3 billion.

2. Why is Changpeng Zhao cz step down, and what charges is Binance facing?

  • Changpeng Zhao is cz step down in connection with violations of U.S. anti-money laundering requirements. Binance is facing charges from the Department of Justice (DOJ), and CZ is expected to plead guilty.

3. What is the financial penalty imposed on Binance, and why?

  • Binance is expected to pay fines of $4.3 billion as a result of the charges related to anti-money laundering violations brought by the DOJ.

4. When is Changpeng Zhao expected to enter his plea, and in which court (cz step down)?

  • Changpeng Zhao is expected to appear in a Seattle federal court on Tuesday afternoon to enter his plea.

5. How does Binance’s trading volume compare to other crypto exchanges mentioned in the article?

  • Binance became the largest crypto exchange in the world within 180 days of its launch, with over $11.6 billion in trading volume during the past 24 hours, surpassing the second largest exchange, Coinbase.

6. Are there other legal issues related to cz step down involving Binance?

  • Yes, the article (cz step down)mentions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had previously accused Binance and Zhao of lying to regulators about its operations, filing 13 charges against them. Additionally, the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission filed a suit against Binance, Zhao, and its Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim for allegedly breaking trading and derivatives rules.

7. What are some other notable events involving Binance mentioned in cz step down article?

  • The article(cz step down) mentions various events, including Binance’s comments contributing to the collapse of FTX, the termination of a deal with crypto broker Voyager Digital’s assets, and the cutting of ties with Checkout.com over concerns about anti-money laundering, sanctions, and compliance controls.

8. How does this news relate to other developments in the crypto industry after cz step down ?

  • The article(cz step down) briefly mentions that the SEC charged Kraken, the third-largest crypto exchange, with allegedly operating as an “unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency.”

9. Are there any upcoming events regarding cz step down ?

  • The article mentions that the DOJ is hosting a press conference at 3:00 pm EST to discuss the Binance suit further.

10. What are some reactions from other entities mentioned in the article, such as Binance and Kraken after cz step down ? – Binance did not respond to multiple requests for comment from TechCrunch on the charges. The article also mentions Kraken’s past settlement with the SEC and its current situation of being charged with operating as an unregistered securities exchange.

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