According to the source, a social post raised the question of a potential U.S. presidential pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, but there is no official clemency announcement provided in the materials, so traders should verify only against primary government records before acting. Source: White House Presidential Actions whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions, U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney justice.gov/pardon. CZ pleaded guilty in November 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program at Binance, while Binance agreed to pay more than 4 billion dollars in combined criminal and civil penalties to U.S. authorities. Source: U.S. Department of Justice press release Nov 21, 2023 justice.gov, U.S. Treasury FinCEN and OFAC enforcement announcements Nov 21, 2023 fincen.gov and home.treasury.gov. He was subsequently sentenced in 2024 to a four-month federal custodial term in the Western District of Washington. Source: U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington sentencing announcement 2024 justice.gov/usao-wdwa. If granted, a presidential pardon would apply to CZ personally and would not alter Binance’s corporate compliance obligations and monitorship imposed by DOJ, FinCEN and OFAC, which remain in force for multiple years under the 2023 resolutions. Source: DOJ plea and compliance terms Nov 21, 2023 justice.gov, FinCEN consent order and five-year monitorship Nov 21, 2023 fincen.gov, OFAC settlement terms Nov 21, 2023 home.treasury.gov. Trading takeaway: treat pardon headlines as unverified unless published on official government portals, monitor BNB and BTC volatility around any confirmed updates, and use primary sources plus live market data to avoid whipsaw. Source: U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney process justice.gov/pardon, White House Presidential Actions whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions, Yahoo Finance BNB-USD and BTC-USD finance.yahoo.com.