Binance founder Zhao released from US custody, Bloomberg News reports

Binance founder Zhao released from US custody, Bloomberg News reports

Former CEO Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison earlier this year, after pleading guilty to violating U.S. laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

Reuters could not immediately reach the Bureau of Prisons for comment.

Prosecutors had said that Binance adopted a model that welcomed criminals and failed to report more than 100,000 suspicious transactions with designated terrorist groups including Hamas, al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Binance founder and former chief Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to violating U.S. law by failing to implement a program to prevent money laundering, arrives for his sentencing in federal district court in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 30, 2024.  REUTERS/Deborah Bloom/File Photo

They also said Zhao’s exchange supported the sale of child sexual abuse materials and received a large portion of ransomware proceeds.

Binance agreed to a $4.32 billion penalty, and Zhao paid a $50 million criminal fine plus $50 million to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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