Your Resource for Government on Crypto

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam and Commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin Johnson, and Caroline Pham each released statements on the Binance settlement. Romero highlighted how Binance was used to facilitate illicit activity by terrorist organizations like Hamas, while Johnson outlined the monetary penalties imposed on Binance and affiliated entities, CEO Changpeng Zhao, and Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lin.