
In 2023, the then-CEO of the massive cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, was convicted for using his crypto platform to launder money for terrorist organizations such as ISIS after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
In Oct. 2025, Donald Trump gave him a full pardon despite admitting he doesn’t know who Zhao is, and now, suddenly, $4.7 billion has been pumped into a Trump family–owned crypto called USD1.