Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Other Exchange Leaders at Risk of Brazil Indictment

Changpeng Zhao.

Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg

In the latest blow to Binance’s global ambitions, a Brazilian congressional committee has recommended the indictment of four of the company’s senior leaders, including its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao.

The committee, which had been conducting a probe into crypto-related ponzi schemes in Brazil, can only make suggestions. Brazilian police will decide whether to proceed with actual indictments.

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Other Exchange Leaders at Risk of Brazil Indictment