
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.