
Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
� President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
� Zhao, who is widely known as CZ, had pleaded guilty in 2023 to enabling money laundering while CEO of the huge cryptocurrency exchange.
� Zhao�s plea was part of a $4.3 billion settlement Binance reached with the DOJ in 2023.
� Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, blasted the pardon, calling it an example of �corruption.�