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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Nica Osorio

CFTC Ends Enforcement Action; US Court Approves Billion-Dollar Settlement With Binance, CZ

KEY POINTS

  • The court order formalizes the settlement agreement initially announced on Nov. 21
  • That agreement imposed a $150 million civil monetary penalty against Zhao
  • It also required a $1.35 billion ill-gotten transaction fee and a $1.35 billion penalty for Binance

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Monday that it is ending its enforcement action, as a U.S. court entered an order against Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) that would see both pay $2.7 billion and $150 million, respectively.

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