Changpeng "CZ" Zhao


Finance

CZ's Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else

Broccoli coin is the latest example of the dangers of playing in an anything goes market.

CZ and Broccoli

Policy

FTX Sues Binance, Former CEO CZ for $1.8B

The filing alleges that FTX was already insolvent and the FTT tokens used in a share repurchase transaction were worthless, and therefore the transfer should be classed as fraudulent

Binance's former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Photos from Smorshedi/Wikimedia Commons and CoinDesk/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Freed From Prison, Binance Founder CZ Gets Ovation in Dubai and Talks New Educational Venture

Changpeng Zhao, who stepped down as the crypto exchange's CEO last year amid a multi-billion-dollar settlement with the U.S., spoke at a conference in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

Changpeng Zhao makes first public appearance since prison release (Nik De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Could Be Released on Friday

A Federal Bureau of Prisons rule states that an inmate whose release date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, may be released on the last preceding weekday.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge

A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Policy

Former Binance CEO CZ Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence in California

Lompoc II, the California prison where CZ will serve his sentence, is a low-security facility.

(Photos from Smorshedi/Wikimedia Commons and CoinDesk/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play

The industry is virtually flooding the courts with requests for clarity.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

CZ’s Trial Proves It Pays to Cooperate

His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy.

Changpeng Zhao

Opinion

As CZ Gets His Sentence, Michael Lewis Should Rewatch 'Star Wars'

He likened FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to Luke Skywalker and Binance's Changpeng Zhao to Darth Vader. Federal judges saw it differently.

Michael Lewis (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk, modifed)

Finance

How Changpeng Zhao's 'Good Guy' Reputation Secured a 4-Month Prison Sentence

Judge Richard Jones said he spent the weekend poring over the voluminous letters of support for the ex-CEO of Binance until the book they were contained in literally fell apart.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, left, exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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