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Carla St. Louis

REVEALED: Ftx sues crypto exchange binance for 1 8 billion | Vintage Vibes

Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao arrives at federal court in Seattle, Washington, on April 30, 2024. (Credit: JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

FTX is suing Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, for $1.8 billion, accusing them of engaging in a fraudulent share deal in July 2021.

The lawsuit claims that Binance, Zhao and other executives sold their 20 percent stake in FTX back to the company in a repurchase deal in exchange for crypto tokens worth $1.76 billion. The lawsuit said the deal was funded by customer deposits.

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