Trump Pardens Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao, ‘Ending Biden Administration’s War On Crypto’
Posted On October 23, 2025
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, convicted of violating U.S. anti-money-laundering laws, has been granted a pardon by President Donald Trump.
What Happened: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Trump used his constitutional authority to pardon Zhao, calling it an end to the “Biden Administration’s war on crypto.”
Sources told Bloomberg that Trump signed the pardon Wednesday after expressing sympathy toward claims of political persecution …
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