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Another tech founder requests for a Trump pardon
Following in the footsteps of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the founders of Samourai Wallet have now requested a presidential pardon. On Oct. 23, U.S. President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who had pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act after U.S. authorities accused him of operating an unregistered exchange, selling unregistered securities, and failing to maintain adequate anti-money-laundering controls. The move represented a dramatic turnaround for the head of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and suggests that a future Trump administration could ... (full story)