Binance CEO Zhao to step down, plead guilty to settle US investigation

Zhao also faced allegations of diverting customer funds, similar to the charges faced by Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of another crypto exchange FTX, who was convicted of fraud earlier this month.

Also this Tuesday, former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks to return to the leading artificial intelligence firm, after the board sacked him last Friday.

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