Binance cofounder and former CEO Changpeng
Binance cofounder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen
  • Binance has reached a settlement with US regulators to pay out over $4 billion in fines.
  • The treasury department says the company enabled transactions from Hamas, the Islamic State, and Al Qaeda.
  • A lawsuit from the CFTC said Binance employees joked about transactions with Hamas.

Binance on Tuesday reached a settlement with US regulators — including the justice and treasury departments — to pay $4.3 billion in fines for violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws.