# CZ Gets Sentenced

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Apr 30, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/cz-is-going-to-prison*

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CZ Gets Sentenced

  

  
  Published on Apr 30, 2024

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CZ Going to Prison
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/04/Group-15--15-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- 🧑‍⚖️ **CZ sentenced to 4 months.** Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is [going to prison](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-cz-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-.html) but for much less time than the DOJ fought for – just 4 months compared to the 36 months prosecutors sought. He’s the richest person ever to go to prison in the U.S.
- 💰 **Early Bitcoiner charged by DOJ.** Roger Ver, a prominent early bitcoin investor and evangelist, was [charged](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/30/roger-ver-indicted-for-tax-fraud/) by the DOJ for allegedly evading nearly $50M in taxes on his BTC gains.
- ⚡️ **Coinbase integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning.** Coinbase [rolled out](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-integrates-bitcoins-lightning-network-in-partnership-with) support for low-cost bitcoin transfers on the network through a partnership with David Marcus’s Lightspark startup.

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  Hyped Crypto ETFs Launch
  
  

  

 
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/04/image---2024-04-30T233416.191.png)](https://www.bankless.com/hong-kong-etf-flows)**📊 Hong Kong's turn.** Trading for Asia's first spot crypto ETFs began early this morning in Hong Kong, offering investors a regulated avenue to buy instruments linked to both BTC and ETH. *It was a historic debut, but how did they perform?*

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    ANALYSIS

  
  
    
   
Crypto's Future is Asia
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/04/image---2024-04-30T181919.415-1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/asia-market-is-cryptos-secret-weapon)**Is Asia poised to lead the way for crypto?**

With a brutal U.S. regulatory environment and increasingly positive developments in Hong Kong and China, Asia's case for leading the crypto industry continues to strengthen. 

Let’s dig into the bull case for Asia's leading crypto markets! 👇

[Read the Full Rundown](https://www.bankless.com/asia-market-is-cryptos-secret-weapon)
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