October 30, 2025—In a seismic development that has sent shockwaves through the global cryptocurrency ecosystem, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on October 28, 2025, commuting the 49-year-old entrepreneur’s four-month prison sentence and clearing his criminal record in a move that has ignited fervent debate over innovation, justice, and the future of digital finance. Zhao, the Canadian-Chinese visionary who catapulted Binance into the world’s largest crypto exchange with a staggering $100 billion daily trading volume,