Summary Hillmann had joined the largest cryptocurrency exchange in 2021 and became CSO in October last year
(Reuters) - Binance's Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann has quit the cryptocurrency exchange, he said in a tweet on Thursday.
Last month, U.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao for allegedly operating a "web of deception" and filed 13 charges in a federal court in Washington D.C. Binance has said it would defend itself "vigorously."
"It's true that I am leaving Binance," Hillmann said in a tweet, adding that he was doing so on good terms.
Apologies for any typos, but I was not expecting to be tweeting about this today.
— Patrick Hillmann (@PRHillmann) July 6, 2023
It’s true that I am leaving @Binance, but I’m doing so on good terms. I continue to respect and support @cz_binance and am grateful for having had the incredible opportunity to work under his…
Hillmann had joined the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange in 2021 and became the chief strategy officer in October last year.
