On Thursday, President Donald Trump granted a pardon to former Binance CEO and co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), following months of speculation and anticipation surrounding this decision.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the pardon, stating, “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency.”

Binance Celebrates Trump’s Pardon For CZ

This scrutiny came during former President Joe Biden’s administration, which focused heavily on digital assets and firms like Binance. In 2023, Zhao pleaded guilty to violations of US anti-money-laundering (AML) laws and served a four-month prison sentence as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with US authoriti

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