Will former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao stay in the United States?

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Nov 27 (Reuters) - Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao must stay in the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday, after the founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws.

Who is Changpeng Zhao?

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, left, leaves federal court in Seattle last week. (Ken Lambert/Associated Press) A federal judge temporarily blocked Changpeng Zhao, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, from leaving the U.S.

Will Binance founder Changpeng Zhao be sentenced?

(Ken Lambert/Associated Press) A federal judge temporarily blocked Changpeng Zhao, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, from leaving the U.S. A judge still needs to decide whether Zhao will be required to remain in the country to wait for sentencing for violating anti-money-laundering requirements. The sentencing is scheduled for late February.