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Fortune
Leo Schwartz

‘Extensive web of deception’: SEC accuses Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao of mishandling customer funds, evading U.S. law

Changpeng Zhao, cofounder and CEO of Binance. (Credit: Stephen McCarthy—Getty Images)

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Binance, alleging that the world's largest crypto exchange violated U.S. securities law.

The SEC also named Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the firm's cofounder and CEO, in the suit, as well as BAM Trading, the operator of Binance's U.S. branch.

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