From USA TODAY.

President Donald Trump has pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a White House official said on Oct. 23.

In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had "exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden administration in their war on cryptocurrency."

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