Five days after Binance and its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao were sued by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for alleged trading violations, a new $1 billion lawsuit was filed against the crypto exchange, CZ and three crypto influencers for promoting unregistered securities.
On March 31, the Moscowitz Law Firm and Boies Schiller Flexner filed the $1 billion lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, claiming Binance’s involvement in trading unregistered securities and paying influencers for the unlawful promotion of such services, according to Fortune. While explaining the charges, the filing read: