US president Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance.
Zhao, widely known as CZ, pled guilty in November 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions. The plea formed part of a sweeping deal with the US Department of Justice, under which Binance was required to pay a record-breaking $4.3 billion penalty.
Zhao ultimately spent four months in federal prison. The DOJ had originally petitioned for a three-year prison sentence.
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