CZ’s Comeback? Trump Weighs Presidential Pardon For Binance Founder
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a pardon for Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ. This development comes amid heavy liquidations in the crypto market after the Republican president also announced plans for a 100% tariff on Chinese goods. Related Reading: Binance Smart Chain Dominates 24H Activity – $6.05B […]
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According to a Polymarket poll titled “Who will Trump pardon in 2025,” Changpeng Zhao is the favored candidate for a presidential pardon, drawing 36% of bets on the decentralized prediction site. Related Reading: Hong Kong’s HashKey Pushes Into Digital Asset Treasury With $500M Fund Plan Polymarket Puts CZ Ahead Polymarket’s numbers show strong speculative interest […]
The possibility of FTX’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being released from prison has arisen again. This comes following his latch ditch political efforts to gain a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks To Gain Favor From Donald Trump Sam Bankman-Fried is looking to get in Donald Trump’s good books and possibly get a […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren is intensifying her scrutiny of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, by demanding clarifications from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the crypto company’s compliance with a 2023 settlement agreement. This comes in the wake of concerns about the exchange’s alleged ties to President Donald Trump’s administration and the potential easing of regulatory oversight. Warren Pressures DOJ On Binance Compliance Following years of legal challenges, which culminated in the resignation and brief imprisonment of former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ)....
Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder. According to The Daily Beast, outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump is considering granting clemency to Ross Ulbricht — the founder and operator of the pioneering darknet market, Silk Road.Ulbricht was arrested in 2013 and received two life sentences without parole for non-violent offenses in 2015.The anonymous sources relied on in the report claim that the White House counsel’s office has been reviewing documents related to Ulbricht’s case, and that....
Many are calling for Donald Trump to grant clemency to the Silk Road founder before he leaves office on Jan. 20. With just 44 days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States, players in the crypto space are imploring Donald Trump to use his pardoning power for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. In a recent tweet from Jason Williams, the Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder pleaded for Trump to “do the right thing” by pardoning Ulbricht as well as whistleblower Edward Snowden. Peter McCormack of the What Bitcoin Did podcast followed suit a few days later, adding....