A significant development has occurred in the ongoing legal battle between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance entities, including CEO Changpeng Zhao. The US court has approved a protective order that governs the production, use, and disclosure of information and materials related to the SEC vs. Binance lawsuit. This protective order aims to protect confidential information while allowing for a fair and controlled exchange of information during the legal proceedings. Parties involved are permitted to designate discovery material as confidential, provided it falls within specific categories defined by the court. These categories include nonpublic trade secrets, proprietary financial information, details about the ownership or control of non-public companies, and non-public customer information. The order emphasizes that the confidentiality designation won’t apply universally but only to discovery material that aligns with the court’s stipulations. This move seeks to strike a balance between transparency and the protection of sensitive information. Binance had previously sought a protective order against the SEC, claiming that the regulatory body’s extensive discovery demands were overly broad and unreasonable. Binance argued that the SEC’s requests posed a potential threat to the company’s proprietary information. The protective order stands as a crucial mechanism in ensuring a fair and controlled exchange of information during the lawsuit, reflecting the court’s commitment to preserving the confidentiality of sensitive materials while facilitating a thorough examination of the issues at hand.

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People	Changpeng Zhao
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