Changpeng Zhao (CZ) confirmed in a podcast interview he submitted formally for a US presidential pardon

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Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and former CEO of Binance, confirmed in a podcast interview that his legal team submitted a formal request for a US presidential pardon two weeks earlier, following reports in Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal.

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May 7, 2025

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In an interview with Rug Radio this week, Zhao claimed that his lawyers only applied for a pardon application two weeks ago, after Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote about a potential deal

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, has confirmed that his legal team has submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon from the US government

Zhao, better known by his initials CZ, formally applied for a pardon from the Trump administration two weeks ago, he said on the Farokh Radio podcast on Monday

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Week 19 of 2025