Comment by quacked

2 hours ago

Are you thinking of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX?

I’m thinking they’re speaking of a different executive (Changpeng Zhao) pardoned by Trump. [2]

Last I heard he’s is now living in luxury in the United Arab Emirates. There was a profile on him in a paper.

I’m not sure Sam has enough cash to get a pardon.

“Mr. (Changpeng) Zhao has a long history of legal and regulatory problems. Binance pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations in 2023 and paid a $4.3 billion fine to the U.S. government. After serving a four-month prison sentence, Mr. Zhao was pardoned by Mr. Trump last year. Binance also forged a business relationship with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto company.” [1]

[1]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/technology/binance-hack-a...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/technology/trump-pardons-...