US President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange embroiled in controversy. This move comes after months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company, reportedly due to sympathy from the president towards arguments of political persecution.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/trump-binance-changpeng-zhao-pardon-7509bd63