How Trump got close to crypto before pardoning the Binance CEO
Democrats and one Republican say the pardon is inappropriate given business links between Binance and Trump family crypto interests.
Trump pardons Binance founder convicted of financial crimes
President Donald Trump has pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a move anti-corruption advocates are criticizing.
WASHINGTON – Five days after President Donald Trump pardoned the founder of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange the company helped boost Trump’s fortunes by promoting his family’s own crypto product, a digital coin known as USD1.
“Deposits for $USD1 are now open on @BinanceUS!” the firm’s U.S. subsidiary said in an Oct. 28 post on X, in reference to the Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial…
