White House pardons billionaire crypto exec Changpeng Zhao two years after Binance founder pleaded guilty in landmark DOJ investigation

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President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to Fortune on Thursday. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who…

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