Days After Pardon, CZ Says Crypto Will 'Make a Lot of Money for the Country' Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao believes that cryptocurrency will significantly contribute to the U.S. economy. Benzinga · Oct 25, 2025
Trump-Linked WLFI Token Jumps 10% Amid Controversial Binance Founder Pardon World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI) extended gains with a 10% rally after U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a move that reignited debate over the administration's deepening links with the cryptocurrency industry. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
‘I pardon a lot of people. I don’t know…’: Trump casually admits he just pardons whoever he’s ordered to He doesn't even know which criminals he's pardoning... We Got This Covered · Oct 24, 2025
Maxine Waters Says Trump's Crypto Pardons Show 'Presidency Built On Corruption' Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday after his reported pardon of Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, calling it a "blatant display of corruption" tied to his personal financial interests in the digital asset sector. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
Pro-Trump Billionaire Slams Binance Founder 'CZ' Zhao's Pardon: 'Massive Fraud Is Happening...' Prominent Trump supporter and Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) co-founder Joe Lonsdale has publicly criticized the president’s decision to pardon Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the co-founder of Binance. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
President Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao After He Helped Promote WLF President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao following his efforts for the World Liberty Financial. International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025
Elon Musk, Joe Rogan Or Tucker Carlson? Peter Schiff Invites Suggestions On Who Should Moderate His Debate With Changpeng Zhao Economist Peter Schiff asked for suggestions Thursday on who should moderate a public debate between him and Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao on the merits of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) versus tokenized gold. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
Exclusive: Senate Dems move to condemn Trump's Binance pardon Some Senate Republicans have criticized the pardon, with Democrats eyeing rare bipartisan pushback against the White House. Axios · Oct 24, 2025
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Token Rallies 12%, Leaves Bitcoin, Ethereum Trailing In The Dust Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token outshone cryptocurrency market heavyweights Thursday with a double-digit rally. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
Crypto Billionaire Changpeng Zhao 'Deeply Grateful' After Presidential Pardon, Hails Trump For Commitment To Fairness And Justice Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder and billionaire Changpeng Zhao expressed his gratitude on Thursday after being pardoned by President Donald Trump and pledged to advance the U.S. cryptocurrency industry. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
Trump pardons Binance founder convicted on money laundering charges to end ‘war on crypto’ Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren said the pardon was evidence of ‘corruption’ by the president The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, high-profile cryptocurrency figure President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Changpeng Zhao Challenges Peter Schiff: 'Gold Won't Go To Zero But Bitcoin Is Better' Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao reignited the long-running Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) vs. gold debate on Thursday after calling economist Peter Schiff's new tokenized gold project a "trust-me-bro" asset that isn't truly on-chain. Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
Trump Pardons Binance Co-founder Changpeng Zhao: White House US President Donald Trump has pardoned the convicted Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, the White House said Thursday, accusing Trump's predecessor Joe Biden of launching an unnecessary "war" against the industry. International Business Times · Oct 23, 2025
Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025 Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao, 'Ending Biden Administration's War On Crypto' Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, convicted of violating U.S. anti-money-laundering laws, has been granted a pardon by President Donald Trump.
Euronews · Oct 23, 2025 US President Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao Changpeng Zhao, known as "CZ," stepped down as head of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2023.
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months
Fortune · Oct 23, 2025 Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao two years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea The Binance founder pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering regime.
Fortune · Oct 22, 2025 Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment The president’s special envoy to the Middle East reported in August that he still owned a Trump-linked cryptocurrency.
Fortune · Oct 20, 2025 Coinbase, Robinhood down as Amazon outage briefly cripples the internet Other non-crypto companies affected include Snapchat, Hulu, and McDonald’s.
Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025 Crypto Replaced Banks With Middlemen In New Costumes: Here's How When you send or accept cryptocurrency, it's easy to think you're sidestepping the hidden costs of traditional finance. But behind every "instant" transfer lies a maze of gas fees, withdrawal charges, and profit margins that look a lot like the very system crypto promised to disrupt.
Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025 DOGE And SHIB Are Done — Another Meme Coin Could Soon See 300% Upside Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) are fading in momentum, while a little-known meme coin called Ark of Panda (AOP) is seizing the spotlight with surging Binance Alpha volume and a breakout setup that traders say could fuel a 300% run.
Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025 Coinbase To List Rival Binance's Token? Changpeng Zhao Had A Laugh Hours Before Token Added To COIN Roadmap Amid BNB's Record Breaking Run Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) added BNB (CRYPTO: BNB) to its listing roadmap on Wednesday as the native token of rival exchange Binance surges to record highs.
Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025 Strategy, MetaPlanet, BitMine Get Company: Here's Who's Building A Binance BNB Treasury (CORRECTED) Editor's note: This article has been revised to remove inaccurately attributed quotes.
Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025 Untouched BNB Donation Meant For Malta Cancer Patients Balloons From $200,000 To $37 Million As Crypto Hits New Highs Coinbase executive and on-chain analyst Conor Grogan drew attention Monday to the sharp rise in market value of untouched BNB (CRYPTO: BNB) originally donated to help cancer patients in Malta.