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Crypto’s richest man, Binance founder, shares his secret talks, prison time and humbling comedown
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Mr Zhao Changpeng, the billionaire founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was pardoned by US President Donald Trump in 2025.
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David Yaffe-Bellany and Mattathias Schwartz
NEW YORK - Mr Zhao Changpeng was in a bind.
Federal prosecutors had threatened to bring charges over a flood of criminal activity taking place on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange that Mr Zhao founded.
