Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange

<p>Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months</p><p>Donald Trump issued a pardon for the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday.</p><p>“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,” a White House statement said. “The war on crypto is over.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/23/binance-trump-pardon-changpeng-zhao">Continue reading...</a>