On Tuesday, local time, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng wrote a letter to the judge to apologize for his previous bad decisions. Zhao Changpeng will be sentenced on April 30 local time for violating anti-money laundering laws, and his sentence is expected to be 36 months.

At the same time, about 161 letters of support from family, friends and digital cryptocurrency industry professionals were also submitted.

In a letter to US Judge Richard A. Jones, Zhao Changpeng said: "I apologize for my poor decision and take full responsibility for my actions. In hindsight, I should have focused on implementing compliance changes in Binance from the beginning, but I didn't. I have no excuse for this."

Zhao Changpeng also said that he hopes he can change this. He also described the chaos of keeping Binance running in the early years, but he believes that Binance now has the strictest anti-money laundering controls.

In addition, Zhao Changpeng apologized to his family, friends, employees and the broader digital cryptocurrency community, saying that he was comforted by their letters of support. On Tuesday, about 161 letters supporting Zhao Changpeng were also submitted.

Among the supporters are former U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Samson Mow, CEO of bitcoin technology company JAN3, Dovey Wan, founding partner of venture capital firm Primitive Ventures, Val Vavilov, founder of BitFury, and He Yi, co-founder of Binance.

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday: "Zhao Changpeng's deliberate violation of U.S. law was not accidental or negligent. He made a business decision that violated U.S. law to attract users, build a company, and enrich himself. For this reason, it is recommended that the court sentence him to more than 36 months in prison."

Subsequently, Zhao Changpeng's defense lawyer committee responded to the U.S. Department of Justice's recommendation and asked the court to sentence him to probation. Zhao Changpeng's legal team said: "He paid a huge fine, instructed the company to plead guilty in court, and cooperated with three federal agencies to resolve related civil charges. These factors strongly support his leniency."

Last November, Zhao Changpeng admitted to violating anti-money laundering laws and related sanctions in the United States, agreed to accept a $50 million fine, and resigned as CEO of Binance. Binance also agreed to pay $4.3 billion, one of the largest corporate settlements in history.