US President Trump Considers Pardoning Binance Founder CZ
US President Donald Trump is considering pardoning Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), according to a Fox Business report. Per Fox Business Senior Correspondent Charles Gasparino, discussions inside the White House are heating up on the possibility of a pardon for CZ. The Binance Founder confirmed he requested a pardon from Trump back in May. JUST IN: President Trump considers pardoning Binance Founder CZ, Fox Business reports. pic.twitter.com/EH31YEu9ZA — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 10, 2025 “Changpeng Zhao, known in the digital space simply as CZ, was pretty weak, and certainly not something that merited a felony conviction and jail time,” Gasparino says in an X post about CZ’s sentencing. “Trump, these people say, is leaning toward a pardon, which could set the stage for CZ’s return to the crypto exchange since he remains Binance’s largest shareholder.” The Fox insider went on to say that there is a divide on the potential dec...