CZ, founder of crypto giant Binance, pleads guilty to money laundering violations

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Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, will step down from Binance, the crypto company he founded in 2017, as part of a deal with the Department of Justice and U.S. regulators. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

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The founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, agreed to plead guilty to money laundering violations and to step down from the world’s largest crypto exchange as part of a sweeping settlement with U.S. law enforcement and financial regulators.

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