Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson In Support Of The CFTC Complaint Alleging Binance, Affiliated Entities, And Senior Management Violated The Commodity Exchange Act And Evaded U.S. Regulation
<p><span>Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Binance Holdings Limited, Binance Holdings (“IE”) Limited, Binance (“Services”) Holdings Limited (collectively, “Binance”), and Binance’s CEO, Changpeng Zhao (“Zhao”or “CZ”), and former Chief Compliance Officer, Samuel Lim (“Lim”).</span><span> &nbs...