Trump pardons Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, founder of largest crypto exchange, who admitted allowing money laundering

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao Zhao created the world s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse drug trafficking and terrorism Zhao had appealed President Trump for a pardon previously He has deep ties to World Liberty Financial a crypto venture the Republican president and his sons Eric and Donald Jr launched in September Trump s majority of modern financial disclosure document reveals he made more than million last year from World Liberty Financial which has launched USD a stablecoin pegged at a -to- ratio to the U S dollar World Liberty Financial also in the past few days reported that an resources fund in the United Arab Emirates would be using billion worth of USD to purchase a stake in Binance Zhao also has publicly reported he d urged Trump for a pardon that could nullify his conviction