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Note published on October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM UTC

2025-10-23T15:36:35+00:00

Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Binance has been a major supporter of Trump's crypto projects, and Trump has already made millions after Binance accepted a $2 billion investment from an Emirati fund denominated in the Trump family's USD1 stablecoin.

WSJ headline: Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder

One of the people CZ hired to lobby for the pardon is  Teresa Goody GuillĂ©n, a lawyer who has simultaneously represented the Trump World Liberty Financial project. She's also lobbied on behalf of Binance on crypto-related topics.