Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
Category: Virtual Currency
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Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison
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Under Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Scales Back Enforcement, Worrying Farmers
The New York Times – Business:The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long policed.
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Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
The New York Times – Business:The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
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Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says
The New York Times – Business:Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.
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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Special Envoy, Made More Than $250 Million While in Government
The New York Times – Business:A disclosure shows that Steve Witkoff collected nearly $107 million in 2025 from a holding company that includes a crypto business owned by his family and President Trump’s.
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Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon Launching
The New York Times – Business:The president’s son portrayed his memecoin as a symbol of redemption. Critics denounced it as hypocrisy.
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Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has.
The New York Times – Business:The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals.
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Two Binance Employees Detained in the U.A.E. Amid Police Inquiries
The New York Times – Business:The detentions of the workers, who have been released, are a sign of legal pressure that the world’s largest crypto exchange faces in the Emirates, which is home to its main regulator.
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Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders
The New York Times – Business:President Trump called on Congress to pass a major cryptocurrency bill that would tilt regulation in the industry’s favor.
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The New York Times – On the Runway:The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
The New York Times – Business:A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most retail investors having lost money while sophisticated traders did better.