Trump has pardoned 4 cryptocurrency founders! SBF, CZ may be the next batch?
On April 14, President Trump recently pardoned several key figures in the cryptocurrency field, which once again triggered a lot of discussion in the community.
On March 28, Trump pardoned 3 founders and 1 senior employee of BitMEX, and on January 21, he also pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
These actions have led the cryptocurrency community to speculate who may be the next batch of pardons.
The four who have been pardoned so far:
· Arthur Hayes: BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes was sentenced to 6 months of home confinement and two years of probation for the company's violation of the Bank Secrecy Act, and his parent company was fined $100 million. After being pardoned in March this year, he publicly thanked Trump.
· Benjamin Delo: Co-founder of BitMEX, he believes that BitMEX was wrongly used as a role model and prosecuted for political reasons. He also donated half of his cryptocurrency wealth to charity.
· Samuel Reed: BitMEX's CTO was fined $10 million for anti-money laundering and "know your customer" violations, but he only received 18 months of probation.
· Ross Ulbricht: Founder of Silk Road, founded the legendary dark web "Silk Road" exchange in 2011. Sentenced to life in prison for multiple crimes (organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking, etc.), but was pardoned after Trump took office.
Three people who may be pardoned in the future:
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF): Founder of FTX, sentenced to 25 years in prison for wire fraud and financial fraud during the 2022 cryptocurrency market crash. In January this year, his parents had sought a pardon from Trump.
Roger Ver: An early Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) investor, known as "Bitcoin Jesus", was detained in Spain in April 2024 on suspicion of tax evasion. He had sought a pardon from Trump in January this year.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ): Founder of Binance, was released from prison in California last year after serving four months. He recently denied having any business dealings with the Trump family business, which sparked public speculation about a pardon after his release from prison.
What do you think? Do you think Trump will pardon SBF, Ver or CZ?See you in the comments section!
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