{"id":56515,"date":"2025-11-04T06:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=56515"},"modified":"2025-11-04T06:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:16:50","slug":"trump-denies-knowing-binance-crypto-uncle-changpeng-zhao-top-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=56515","title":{"rendered":"Trump Denies Knowing Binance Crypto Uncle Changpeng Zhao \u2013 Top Signal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trump\u2019s on-air denial of knowing Binance founder Changpeng Zhao<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cCZ\u201d after pardoning him is stirring debate in Washington and across crypto markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-tycoon-he-pardoned-dont-know-who-he-is\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that aired on Sunday, President Donald Trump said he does not know Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao, the Binance founder he pardoned last month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He defended the move as a response to what he called a Biden-era \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exchange occurred during questioning by CBS\u2019s Norah O\u2019Donnell about potential conflicts associated with the Trump family\u2019s expanding cryptocurrency business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI don\u2019t know who he is\u2026 I heard it was a Biden witch hunt,\u201d Trump told O\u2019Donnell, adding that his sons are involved in crypto but \u201cthey\u2019re not in government.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Donald Trump's extended 60 Minutes interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAvuTHIyUTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Did Trump Pardon Binance Crypto Uncle Changpeng Zhao?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The White House and World Liberty Financial (WLF), the Trump family\u2019s crypto venture, say they had nothing to do with clemency for Changpeng Zhao.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhao <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/binance-and-ceo-plead-guilty-federal-charges-4b-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">admitted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to a Bank Secrecy Act violation in 2023, linked to Binance\u2019s weak anti-money laundering controls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He received a four-month sentence in April 2024 and was released from prison that September. Binance later agreed to pay $4.3 billion and accept an outside compliance monitor. Trump granted Zhao a full pardon on Oct. 23, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier reporting from Reuters <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/wlfs-zach-witkoff-usd1-selected-official-stablecoin-mgx-investment-binance-2025-05-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a UAE-backed company planned to use WLF\u2019s USD1 stablecoin in a $2 billion deal involving Binance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report raised conflict-of-interest concerns because the Trump family has deep ties to WLF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another Reuters report <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigations\/how-reuters-tallied-trump-organizations-crypto-income-2025-10-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">found<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the Trumps could benefit from the interest generated by the stablecoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10+ Next Crypto to 100X In 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Does Trump\u2019s Statement Undercut His Case for Granting Clemency?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic lawmakers and ethics advocates <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats-financialservices.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blasted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the pardon; House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters called Zhao\u2019s clemency \u201cappalling,\u201d citing Binance\u2019s past compliance failures highlighted by US agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The White House has framed the move as part of ending a supposed \u201cwar on crypto.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Binance, the moment shows that the 2023\u201324 settlement did not end US pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The company is still working with its compliance monitor and attempting to re-enter the American market with reduced legal risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Trump, his comments could make it harder to later claim that any pardon rested on his personal knowledge of Zhao\u2019s efforts to fix past problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of publication, Bitcoin was trading around $106,927, showing a decline of 2.85% in the past 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" 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interview.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also depends on whether the White House publishes a written explanation of the pardon that matches Trump\u2019s on-air statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Markets will watch for signs that this dispute slows Binance\u2019s plans to regain broader US access or complicates the administration\u2019s pro-crypto plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Best New Cryptocurrencies to Invest in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/trump-denies-knowing-binance-crypto-uncle-changpeng-zhao-top-signal\/\">Trump Denies Knowing Binance Crypto Uncle Changpeng Zhao \u2013 Top Signal?<\/a> appeared first on 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