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Crypto Boss With Close Ties to Trump Business Pardoned

Oct 23, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

Trump Pardons SBF's Former Main Rival

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has close ties to Trump family's crypto business

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Zhao had filed an application for a pardon and...

SEC Drops Case Against Largest US Crypto Exchange

SEC Drops Case
Against Crypto Giant

Feb 21, 2025 11:36 AM CST

SEC Drops Case Against Crypto Giant

Coinbase exchange says now is the 'time to build'

(Newser) - Coinbase says the Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its case against the cryptocurrency platform , per the AP . The move, not yet confirmed by the SEC, signals a further shift away from what the Wall Street Journal calls "years of hard-line enforcement against the crypto market." The Trump...

Founder of World's Biggest Crypto Exchange Sentenced

SBF's Main Rival Is
Also Going to Prison

Apr 30, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

SBF's Main Rival Is Also Going to Prison

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao gets 4 months

(Newser) - Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Zhao pleaded guilty in November to one count of failing to take required anti-money-laundering measures and stepped down as Binance agreed to pay $4.3...

Investors Sue Soccer Star Over Binance Endorsement

Ronaldo Faces
$1B Suit Over
Endorsement
of Binance

Nov 30, 2023 5:40 PM CST

Ronaldo Faces $1B Suit Over Endorsement of Binance

Soccer star pitched NFTs tied to his career

(Newser) - A year ago, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo offered fans a deal that he said would reward them "for all the years of support." He had partnered with Binance on a collection of non-fungible tokens celebrating "an iconic Ronaldo moment." The investment didn't pan out for...

Another Giant in World
of Crypto Goes Down

Nov 21, 2023 1:54 PM CST

Another Giant in World of Crypto Goes Down

Changpeng Zhao of Binance pleads guilty to money-laundering charge, plans to step down as CEO

(Newser) - The founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge that he failed to take steps to prevent money laundering following an investigation by the US government. CEO Changpeng Zhao's company also agreed to pay more than $4 billion in fines and restitution....

Israel Police Freeze Hamas' Crypto Accounts

Israel Police Snip
'Another String' in
Hamas' 'Bow'

Oct 11, 2023 4:13 PM CDT

Israel Police Snip 'Another String' in Hamas' 'Bow'

Authorities say they've frozen terror group's crypto accounts

(Newser) - The Israel-Hamas war is expected to only escalate , despite more than 2,100 lives on both sides already lost. Israeli police have announced one big move after Hamas' bloody attacks over the weekend, reporting on Tuesday that they'd frozen cryptocurrency accounts used by the terror group. Israeli police said...