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CZ & Binance's Downfall
Henry’s note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.
Binance’s slide from solvency FUD to the DOJ settlement. Roger Ver personally vouches for the exchange’s solvency, the $4.3B settlement is earmarked for Ukraine and Israel and paid in Tether, and CZ is ordered to front a pro-KYC/AML campaign with Chainalysis as part of his plea deal — then immediately hired to replace Sam Altman at OpenAI.
Who’s in it: Changpeng Zhao (CZ) · Binance · Roger Ver · DOJ · Chainalysis · OpenAI
Related: storylines/sbf-ftx-aftermath · storylines/fincen-kyc-surveillance · storylines/ukraine-money-pipe · storylines/roger-ver-bch
All known sources
Compiled by Henry’s breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.
Bugle News (4)
- Roger Ver Assures Binance Customers That Exchange Is Solvent — 2023-06-07
- $4.3B Binance Settlement To Be Sent To Ukraine/Israel, Payout In Tether — 2023-11-21
- CZ Ordered to Partner With Chainalysis On Pro KYC/AML Campaign As Part of Plea Deal — 2023-11-21
- Open AI Announces CZ Will Be Replacing Sam Altman As CEO Of Open AI — 2023-11-22