Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has denied claims that he’s concerned in a cope with the Trump household for any stake in Binance US or that he’s looking for a presidential pardon.
The Wall Road Journal (WSJ) recently reported that Trump’s household was in talks to purchase a stake in Binance US whereas CZ allegedly pushed for a pardon after his 2023 responsible plea.
CZ responded to the report on X (previously Twitter), saying, “Sorry to disappoint. The WSJ article obtained the info fallacious.” He claimed that WSJ and different media retailers requested tons of of individuals if they might affirm the story. “They most likely requested tons of of individuals to have 20 folks attain out to me. In essence, they tried onerous to make a narrative to report.”
CZ made it clear that he has by no means mentioned a deal for Binance US with anybody. He additionally famous that whereas “no felon would thoughts a pardon,” he believes the article was politically motivated. He urged that it was an assault on Trump and the crypto trade, presumably by these nonetheless pushing the “warfare on crypto” from the earlier administration.
After criticizing the report, CZ joked about WSJ mentioning a presidential pardon, saying, “It’s good to see that even WSJ thinks I needs to be pardoned.
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