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Binance

Global centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on July 14, 2017. Binance remained active after its November 2023 coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions, which included a corporate guilty plea, more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties, leadership change, and enhanced compliance obligations.

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Key facts

Launch date
2017-07-14
Death date
Years
2017–—
Origin
Global
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-26

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Summary

Global centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on July 14, 2017. Binance remained active after its November 2023 coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions, which included a corporate guilty plea, more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties, leadership change, and enhanced compliance obligations.

Timeline

Binance launched
2017-07-14launchedmedium

Binance began operating as a centralized exchange.

Binance entered coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions
2023-11-21regulatory_actioncritical

Binance Holdings pleaded guilty to U.S. anti-money-laundering, unlicensed money-transmitting, and sanctions violations and entered coordinated resolutions with DOJ, CFTC, FinCEN, and OFAC requiring more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties and compliance remediation.

Evidence

Binance2017-07-11official_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
Binance2026-04-06official_statementhigh reliabilityentityarchive
United States Department of Justice2023-11-21regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission2023-11-21regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Binanceofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
The November 2023 U.S. resolution is a major regulatory and criminal-enforcement event but not a shutdown marker. The Binance.com global exchange remained operational; Binance.US is a separate regional platform and is not merged into this entity record.
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