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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

Lawyers For Binance's CZ Decry US Prosecutors' Proposed 3-Year Sentence

Changpeng Zhao turned Binance into the world's largest crypto exchange. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

  • U.S. prosecutors said Zhao 'bragged' about breaking the law to make Binance as big as it is today
  • CZ's lawyers argued that the crypto magnate should only be sentenced to probation
  • A total of 161 individuals wrote letters of support on Zhao's behalf ahead of his April 30 sentencing

Binance's co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao may face three years behind bars after U.S. prosecutors argued that he should spend 36 months in prison for violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

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