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# Binance and CEO Zhao sued by CFTC over "willful evasion" of US laws

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[[binance|Binance]] and its CEO Changpeng Zhao are sued by CFTC over "willful evasion" of US laws.

Press release from CFTC: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8680-23

Full lawsuit https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.431767/gov.uscourts.ilnd.431767.1.0_1.pdf

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