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A U.S. court has ruled in the case of the largest crypto exchange, Binance. 
The U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois approved a previously announced settlement. It concluded the enforcement action first taken by the CFTC in November. 
<a href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8837-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The document</a> states that former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao and Binance will pay fines of $150 million and $2.7 billion, respectively, as part of a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (<a href="https://crypto.news/tag/CFTC/">CFTC</a>). 
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 “The court finds Zhao and Binance violated the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, imposes a $150 million civil monetary penalty personally against Zhao, and requires Binance to disgorge $1.35 billion of ill-gotten transaction fees and pay a $1.35 billion penalty to the CFTC.” <cite>Court statement</cite>
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The approved settlement agreement marks the settlement of the conflict between the regulator and the trading platform. The commission indicted Binance and <a href="https://crypto.news/changpeng-zhaos-journey-from-mcdonalds-to-crypto-magnate/">Zhao</a>&nbsp;in March 2023 for evading federal law and operating an illegal derivatives exchange. 
On Nov. 21, Zhao <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-steps-down-with-response-to-the-sec-following-guilty-plea/">agreed to&nbsp;step down</a> as a chief executive at Binance&nbsp;as part of a broader settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Treasury Department, and the CFTC. That same day,&nbsp;Zhao <a href="https://crypto.news/wsj-changpeng-zhao-to-step-down-plead-guilty-as-part-of-binance-doj-settlement/">pleaded</a> guilty&nbsp;to several civil charges and one criminal charge related to anti-money laundering laws. He faces up to 18 months in prison on the money laundering charge and has agreed not to appeal any potential sentence of that length. 
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US court approves settlement between Binance and CFTC

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