In brief
- President Donald Trump has already granted pardons to notable crypto personalities.
- Some others are openly campaigning for their own, or purportedly seeking them through private channels.
- The growing list includes Binance founder Changpeng Zhao and reportedly also FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto actions have ushered in a more favorable regulatory and enforcement regime for crypto.
When campaigning for his second term, the President promised to pardon Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, a vow he kept—granting a pardon to the Bitcoin icon in his first days in office, after more than a decade of imprisonment for charges of money laundering and conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
Two months later,…
May 12 2025
