Senior executives reportedly resigned at cryptocurrency exchange Binance facing lawsuits from regulators



General Counsel Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillman, and Senior Vice-President of Compliance at

Binance , one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, over CEO Changpong Zhao's response to a regulatory investigation. Several senior executives, including president Stephen Christie, have reportedly resigned.

Binance senior execs quit over CEO's response to investigations: Fortune |
https://www.theblock.co/post/238236/binance-senior-execs-quit-over-ceos-response-to-investigations-fortune



Breaking: Binance Crisis Deepens As Senior Executives Resign Over CZ's Response To DOJ Investigation | Bitcoinist.com

https://bitcoinist.com/binance-crisis-deepens-as-senior-executives-resign/



Binance Crisis Manager Patrick Hillmann, US Executives Leave Crypto Exchange - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-06/binance-executive-patrick-hillmann-us-employees-leave-as-crisis-deepens

In June 2023, Binance was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on suspicion of ``selling virtual currencies in the United States despite being unregistered''.

Binance, a virtual currency exchange, is sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspicion of ``selling unregistered virtual currency''-GIGAZINE


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In March 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also filed a lawsuit against Binance and Mr. Zhao on suspicion of continuing illegal trading, and an investigation is being conducted by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). was reported.

Binance and Changpong Zhao CEO are indicted by US regulators for alleged illegal trading - GIGAZINE


by Web Summit

Mr. Ng, Mr. Hillman, Mr. Christie and others told Mr. Jao that he will resign from Binance in July 2023, as the lawsuits and investigations against Binance and Mr. Jao continue. According to foreign media Fortune, the reason for resignation is speculated to be 'related to Mr. Zhao's investigation response.' On the other hand, Mr. Hillman reported on his Twitter that he retired from Binance amicably. ``It's been two years since I joined Binance, and it's time to move on,'' he said. 'With the birth of our second child approaching, it's the perfect time to step back,' she said.




In response to these reports, Mr. Zhao admitted that several senior executives had resigned, but said, ``The reported reasons for resignation are completely wrong.'' denied the relationship. Mr. Zhao said, ``The market and global environment surrounding virtual currency will change, and as the organization grows, the personal situation will also change.'' explains. “We will continue to grow steadily and continue to hire,” he added.




Since June 2023, when the lawsuit against Binance was reported, the market price of the virtual currency 'BNB', which is used as the key currency at Binance, has been on a downward trend.

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