Binance Founder Pleads Guilty, Resigns as CEO Amid $4.3B Fine
- Binance founder CZ Zhao pleaded guilty to violating Bank Secrecy Act, resigned as CEO
- Binance exchange pleaded guilty, agreed to $4.3B fine and compliance monitors
- Zhao released on $175M bond, allowed to return to UAE where family lives
- Prosecutors filed motion to keep Zhao in US, arguing he's a flight risk
- Judge staying ruling to allow Zhao to leave US; has not yet decided on prosecution motion