Binance announces its board members for the first time, with three independent directors joining.

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Binance Announces Seven Board Members

Binance has announced its board members on their official website. The board, consisting of seven members, includes:

• CEO of Binance, Richard Teng

• Founding team member of Binance, Rock He

• Co-founder of Binance, Heina Chen

• Co-founder and CTO of Binance, Roger Wang

Additionally, the three independent directors are:

• Former Barbados diplomat, Gabriel Abed

• Partner at Gojo & Company, Arnaud Ventura

• CEO of Bayview Acquisition Corp, Xin Wang

Changpeng Zhao's April Fool's Birthday

CZ, who has rarely tweeted since leaving Binance, made a special post on April Fool's Day interacting with the crypto community.

was a while ago.

— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) April 1, 2024

Last year, Binance settled with the U.S. Department of Justice on charges related to money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transfer business, and violating sanctions, agreeing to pay a total of $4.3 billion in fines.

Founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), besides resigning and paying a $50 million fine, was prohibited from leaving the U.S. pending sentencing after a federal judge reviewed his bail conditions last year. The court has postponed the sentencing to April 30th.

Binance's $4.3 billion fine settled, Changpeng Zhao still unable to leave the U.S. awaiting sentencing at the end of April