{"id":48445,"date":"2025-09-19T11:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=48445"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:46:51","slug":"is-donald-trump-crypto-going-to-pardon-cz-will-cz-move-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=48445","title":{"rendered":"Is Donald Trump Crypto Going to Pardon CZ: Will CZ Move to Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Markets lit up when Binance founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao quietly dropped the \u201cex-@binance\u201d tag from his social bio, a small change that unleashed big speculation: was the former CEO preparing for a Trump crypto pardon?<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because Cz is based. CZ is the <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">g<\/a><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">od king of crypto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Polymarket<\/a>, pardon odds swung wildly, hitting 64% on Saturday before slipping to 45% by press time. The back-and-forth highlights how closely investors link Zhao\u2019s fate to Binance\u2019s prospects.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1506px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-09\/01995e4e-5ba1-7674-a1d2-1a5feb3dcdee\" alt=\"Betting, Changpeng Zhao, Donald Trump, Binance\" width=\"1506\" height=\"1020\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Polymarket<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zhao said in May that his legal team had filed a pardon request. If granted, it could open the door for him to return to Binance leadership despite restrictions from his 2023 plea deal. Binance has declined to comment.<\/p>\n<h2>Will The Trump Crypto Empire Pardon CZ Binance in 2025? Why The Odds Look Good<\/h2>\n<p>Speculation isn\u2019t baseless. Trump has already pardoned multiple high-profile cryptocurrency figures, including<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> Silk Road<\/a> founder Ross Ulbricht and BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed. Supporters see CZ as the next logical candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CZ pardon odds keep rising on Polymarket with zero news. <\/p>\n<p>Are these Binance insiders buying or just degens doing degen stuff?<\/p>\n<p>Guess we will find out very soon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1SEUkp9COL\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1SEUkp9COL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Car (@CarOnPolymarket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarOnPolymarket\/status\/1966693539388993740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s family also deepened their ties heavily to the crypto industry. With their company World Liberty Financial, they\u2019ve entered deals linked to Binance, further blurring the line between politics and markets. Moreover, now most of the Trump family\u2019s wealth is tied to crypto, according to\u00a0<em><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/currencies\/trump-family-amasses-6-billion-fortune-after-crypto-launch-567faec5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WSJ<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in July 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Binance Still Faces Lawmaker Scrutiny: Will CZ Ever Return to The Company?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cpp-crypto-chart cpp-crypto-chart-99btc cpp-crypto-chart-BNB\" data-coin-symbol=\"BNB\" data-price-usd=\"BNB Price (USD)\" data-main-color=\"#4caf05\" data-watermark-image=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99bitcoins-logo.png\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-top-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-info-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bnb-bnb-logo.svg\" alt=\"BNB logo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-details\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-labels-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-name\">bnb<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price-info\">Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-values-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-symbol\">BNB<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap-value\">$149.16B<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-selectors cpp-chart-selectors-99btc\"><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"24h\">24h<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"7d\">7d<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"all_time\">1y<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><canvas id=\"cpp-chart-68cd41e1303aa\" class=\"cpp-chart-container cpp-chart-container-99btc\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n<p>Even if a pardon materializes, Binance is far from free of oversight. Under its 2023 settlement with US regulators, the exchange paid $4.3Bn in penalties and remains under three years of compliance monitoring. Richard Teng has since stepped in as CEO.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Democratic senators warned against weakening the settlement against Binance, calling the compliance monitor a \u201ckey oversight condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One senator highlighted Zhao\u2019s \u201c<a class=\"general-link\" title=\"Eric Trump Crypto Move Mints Billions: American Bitcoin Post-Launch Analysis\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/eric-trump-crypto-move-mints-billions-american-bitcoin-post-launch-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">financial entanglements<\/a> with the President\u2019s family\u201d as a conflict of interest, suggesting any shift in monitoring could reopen regulatory battles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Investor Takeaway: We\u2019re In Game Of Thrones Territory<\/h2>\n<p>For investors, the calculus is tricky:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Trump pardon could restore CZ\u2019s influence and lift Binance to Coinbase levels of trust<\/li>\n<li>Heightened political scrutiny could just as easily weigh on Binance\u2019s US expansion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284988\" style=\"width: 1428px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-284988\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1428\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695.png 1428w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19T185851.695-50x19.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/cex\/binance-cex?tvl=true&amp;usdInflows=true&amp;groupBy=daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DefiLlama<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On-chain data from <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/cex\/binance-cex?tvl=true&amp;usdInflows=true&amp;groupBy=daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DeFiLlama<\/a> shows Binance still dominates crypto exchange liquidity, handling over 40% of global spot trading volume. But compliance risk remains the biggest overhang.<\/p>\n<p>If CZ returns, it may rally loyal Binance users. Traders should expect volatility as politics, law, and crypto markets collide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/paypals-pyusd-stablecoin-goes-cross-chain-with-layerzero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">PayPal\u2019s PYUSD Expands Across New Chains With LayerZero<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        CZ Binance quietly dropped the \u201cex-@binance\u201d tag from his social bio, a small change, but is he preparing for a Trump crypto pardon?    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         On-chain data from DeFiLlama shows Binance still dominates crypto exchange liquidity.    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/is-donald-trump-crypto-going-to-pardon-cz-will-cz-move-to-florida\/\">Is Donald Trump Crypto Going to Pardon CZ: Will CZ Move to Florida?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markets lit up when Binance founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao quietly dropped the \u201cex-@binance\u201d tag from his social bio, a small change that unleashed big speculation: was the former CEO preparing for a Trump crypto pardon? Why? Because Cz is based. CZ is the god king of crypto. On Polymarket, pardon odds swung wildly, hitting 64% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-48445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}