Trump’s pardon of CZ removes one of the biggest regulatory overhangs that has been pressing on centralized exchanges since 2023🚨. for the market, this signals a short-term easing of regulatory tension across the entire crypto sector - not just for Binance.
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🎯 however, the first and most predictable reaction came from $BNB, which immediately surged when the risks around Binance were suddenly resolved.
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🎯 most likely, other exchange tokens - WBT, OKB - will follow BNB soon, as a friendlier environment for CEX operations could restore retail confidence.
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🎯 next in line are U.S.-compliant stablecoin and RWA projects such as USDC, ONDO and POLYX, which may attract renewed institutional attention if policy direction remains consistent.
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🎯 BASE, STX, and ETH L2s - could also benefit if regulatory clarity improves and infrastructure-level integrations expand.
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still, this is not a structural reversal. a pardon doesn’t rewrite laws - it only resets sentiment.
