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.

US President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, on Oct. 21. The former Binance executive is just the latest on a growing list of convicted crypto executives to receive clemency from the White House. Even on the campaign trail, Trump ...

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.

Democrats demand an investigation into Trump’s pardon of Binance founder CZ over alleged financial ties to World Liberty Financial.

This 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.