Binance sued by the CFTC over 'willful evasion' of US federal law
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US regulator sues top crypto exchange Binance, CEO for 'willful evasion'
March 27, 2023 11:25 AM EDTBy Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick
(Reuters) -The world's biggest crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao were sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday for operating what the regulator alleged were an "illegal" exchange and a "sham" compliance program.
The CFTC sued Binance, Zhao and its former top compliance executive with "willful evasion" of U.S. law, "while engaging in a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage to their commercial benefit."
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