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Trump is killing suspected drug-runners while pardoning those enabling the trade: T. Nelson Thompson
President Trump, arguably, has made drug trafficking easier, rather than harder. Cryptocurrencies have become the lifeblood of the narcotics economy. The modern drug trafficker operates in a digital ecosystem where money moves faster than regulation and anonymity is only a code away,
Trump’s pardons of Ross Ulbricht and Binance’s CZ have fueled speculation that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried could be next. Prediction markets show a surge in bets on SBF’s potential clemency, rising from 4% to 16% within hours of CZ’s pardon news.
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has received a pardon from Donald Trump, one of the biggest moves yet by the president to fully embrace the crypto industry and give legal reprieves to some of its most prominent people.
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Trump might pretend not to know the crypto billionaire he just pardoned but you should. He is going soft on white collar crime while his sons profit, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.
Democrats demand an investigation into Trump’s pardon of Binance founder CZ over alleged financial ties to World Liberty Financial.
“President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. “The Biden Administration’s war on crypto is over.”
US Senators seek an inquiry into Trump’s Binance pardon, citing financial ties between Changpeng Zhao, Binance, and Trump’s crypto venture WLFI.
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, who was previously convicted for violating US money laundering laws.
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I'm a Libertarian who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, the first time I ever voted for a Republican for president. He hasn't kept his promises.
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Trump Just Freed the Hacker Everyone Warned Him AboutThis time we take a look at how the founder of the silk road, Ross Ulbricht was pardoned. This man pioneered one of the most prolific dark web markets in history and was taken down in the dumbest way imaginable.