Binance & CZ: The Crypto Reckoning
The U.S. enforcement action against Binance Holdings Ltd. and its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) represents a watershed moment in global cryptocurrency regulation. Between 2023 and 2024, U.S. authorities brought unprecedented charges against the world’s largest crypto exchange for anti-money laundering (AML) violations and operating an unlicensed exchange, fundamentally reshaping expectations for crypto compliance worldwide.