Binance Holdings Ltd.

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Binance; the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, whose founder pleaded guilty to anti-money laundering violations and was later pardoned by Trump

Background

Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. In 2023 it pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and agreed to pay more than $4 billion, while its founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Donald Trump pardoned Zhao in October 2025, after Binance assisted Trump’s World Liberty Financial venture and the United Arab Emirates committed $2 billion to Binance using a WLF stablecoin.

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