What to know:
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed on a podcast he filed for a pardon, saying media reports spurred the move
Trump has already pardoned other prominent figures from the crypto world.
Zhao has recently advised Kyrgyzstan on using BTC and BNB as the initial cryptocurrencies for a potential National Crypto Reserve.
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, confirmed on a podcast that he has formally applied for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump—less than a year after serving a four-month sentence in a U.S. federal prison.
