Former Binance CEO CZ Released from Prison, BNB Price Stays Flat

Binance founder CZ has been released from prison. This news was broken by Watcher Guru a few minutes ago via their official X account. He served 119 days in prison. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, faced major legal issues in 2024.

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CZ Set to Be Released From Prison on September 29

The Binance founder is currently living in a halfway house in San Pedro, California.

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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to be released from U.S. prison

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, will be released from prison on Sept. 29. Zhao, 47, was sentenced to four months in prison for violations of U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations. He is currently being held at…

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Binance founder CZ to be released from prison on September 29, confirms US Federal Bureau of Prisons

CZ's release may impact Binance's regulatory scrutiny and market dynamics, potentially influencing the broader cryptocurrency landscape. The post Binance founder CZ to be released from prison on September 29, confirms US Federal Bureau of Prisons appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov freed on €5 million bail, placed under judicial supervision

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been released from prison and placed under judicial supervision with specific conditions, including the obligation to deposit a €5 million bond. Durov is also prohibited from leaving the French territory and must report to the police station twice a week as part of his bond conditions.

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‘My Living Nightmare’: Detained Binance Exec’s Wife Begs for His Immediate Release

The wife of Tigran Gambaryan, the American Binance employee detained in Nigeria, released a new video statement on Monday pleading for his immediate release from prison.

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Binance founder CZ moved to halfway house, remains in custody

Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, has been transferred from prison to a halfway house at the Residential Reentry Management office in Long Beach, California. Crypto Twitter is pumping with rumors and speculation that Zhao has been officially released…

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Anonymous Donor Pays $500,000 in Bitcoin for Julian Assange's Freedom Flight

An anonymous Bitcoin donor paid over $500,000 in BTC to cover WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's $520,000 flight home to Australia after being released from prison.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison, how much crypto does he own?

The WikiLeaks founder is set to travel back home to Australia after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring and disclosing classified information. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is set to return to Australia and plead guilty to a…

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Do Kwon officially released from Montenegro prison amid extradition drama, Terra surges 20%

Do Kwon, the South Korean crypto fugitive, was reportedly set free from prison in Montenegro over the weekend.

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Do Kwon Set To Be Released From Montenegro Prison Awaiting Extradition

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OneCoin scandal sees Konstantin Ignatov released, expresses remorse for $4.4b fraud

Konstantin Ignatov has been released after serving 34 months in prison for his involvement in the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, a scheme that fraudulently claimed $4.4 billion from investors.  The release followed a court decision by Judge Edgardo Ramos, who applied…

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Requests To Be Released From Prison, Court Responds

The former CEO of the defunct crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), will have to remain in jail pending his sentencing and a possible appeal. This comes after the court recently ruled on his request for bail.

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Bail Denied: Bankman-Fried To Remain In Prison Until October 3rd Trial

Requests by lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried for him to be released on bail have been denied and the former FTX CEO will likely remain in Federal prison until his October 3rd trial begins.

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Tornado Cash dev Alex Pertsev set to be released from prison under surveillance

The Tornado Cash developer was arrested in August 2022 by Dutch authorities as part of a criminal investigation against the crypto mixer service.

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Mango Markets Exploiter Must Stay Detained Pending Trial, Court Rules

Avraham Eisenberg can’t be released on bail because he faces a mammoth prison sentence for the $110 million exploit in October, a Puerto Rico judge said

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Former SEC Chair Discusses SBF’s Options To Avoid Life In Prison

The founder and former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), stirred controversy one more time. Following his extradition from the Bahamas to the United States, the crypto company founder was released into the custody of his parents.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Buys His Way out of Prison for $250 Million, Enjoyed a Luxurious Prison Experience

Sam Bankman-Fried is to be released on a $250 million bail. The community calls it a mockery of the American judicial system. The post Sam Bankman-Fried Buys His Way out of Prison for $250 Million, Enjoyed a Luxurious Prison Experience appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Alameda’s Caroline Ellison escapes potential 110-year prison term via plea deal

Former Alameda Research CEO could be released on $250,000 bail, but she’s not allowed to leave the United States.

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“I Started Using Uniswap in Prison”: Martin Shkreli

Shkreli was released from prison Wednesday. Martin Shkreli Talks DeFi Martin Shkreli, the so-called Pharma Bro who became notorious for hiking the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim by over...

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Vermont Rapper Releases Hip Hop Track ‘#Freeross,’ Ulbricht Petition Nears 300K Signatures

Southern Vermont-based hip-hop artist, Krypto Man, has released a new single called “#Freeross” in hopes to get Ross Ulbricht released from prison. Krypto Man is a well known rapper on the east coast and revenue from the song will be donated to the nonprofit Freeross.

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The Ugly Truth About Bernie Madoff’s Plea for ‘Compassion’

Bernie Madoff is terminally ill and desires to be released from prison. But the ugly truth is that this "compassion" would be crueler than you know. The post The Ugly Truth About Bernie Madoff’s Plea for ‘Compassion’ appeared first on CCN.com

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This Bitcoin money-laundering cartel was operating from inside a Florida prison

Authorities in Florida have busted an elaborate operation which saw prison inmates use Bitcoin to launder thousands of dollars via their commissary accounts. An investigation by Pasco County Sherriff’s Deputies revealed how inmates at the county jail were having money deposited into their commissary accounts using stolen credit cards.

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Man Sentenced for Illegal Money Transmission Services on LocalBitcoins

U. S. citizen Morgan Rockcoons has been sentenced to fines and prison time for running unlicensed money exchange services on LocalBitcoins. Advertising himself on the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network, Rockcoons made more than 1,000 transactions with hundreds of different users.

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Dark web user gets 42 months in prison for buying child abuse imagery with Bitcoin

A man in the US has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for purchasing, downloading, and concealing child abuse imagery he got on the dark web and paid for with Bitcoin. According to court documents, starting in May 2017, Stephen P.

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21-Year-Old SIM-Swapping Mastermind Is Jailed for 10 Years

Joel Ortiz, the 21-year-old student who was accused of stealing over $7. 5 million in digital assets via a SIM swapping operation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Bitcoin [BTC] phishing attack lands 37-year old man in prison for 12 months

On 9 April 2019, the United States Attorney’s District of Connecticut office released an official statement about a man imprisoned for stealing Bitcoins in “dark web phishing scheme. ” The man in question was identified to be Micheal Richo, from New Haven and formerly Wallingford.

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Disgraced Ex-Enron CEO Plans Crypto Comeback after 14-Yr Jail Term

A little over a month after being released from prison for his involvement in one of the grandest corporate scandals in history, Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive of collapsed U. S. energy giant Enron is reportedly eyeing the blockchain sector, according to the Wall Street Journal report.

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New Yakuza spin-off yanked from shelves over actor’s arrest

The arrest of 51-year-old Pierre Taki might not sound like a big deal in the grand scheme of things — but for gamers who were hoping to get their hands on SEGA’s keen new Yakuza spin-off, Judgment sometime soon, this might be disaster.

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Disgraced Former CEO Of Mt. Gox To be Sentenced On Friday

The fate of the former CEO of crypto exchange Mt. Gox is set to be decided this Friday as Mark Karpeles takes the stand before the judges in Tokyo, Japan. Mark already spent some time in prison before he was released on bail pending the court proceedings.

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Pakistani Cryptocurrency Scammers Steal $250,000 From Businessmen In China, Get Jail Sentence

Bitcoin Scammers From Pakistan Steal $250,000 From Chinese Businessmen And Receive Jail Sentence Three criminals from Pakistan have been sentenced to one year in prison each after participating in a Bitcoin (BTC) scam.

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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.

According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.

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ViaBTC, CoinEX Founder Haipo Yang Officially Released from Chinese Prison After Months of Rumors

Haipo Yang is responsible for founding both CoinEX and ViaBTC, but his time in the media lately has been discussing him for another reason. He seemed to disappear off the radar several months ago, leading many people to speculate what became of him.

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