Markets lit up when Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao quietly dropped the “ex-@binance” tag from his social bio, a small change that unleashed big speculation: was the former CEO preparing for a Trump crypto pardon? Why? Because Cz is based. CZ is the god king of crypto. On Polymarket, pardon odds swung wildly, hitting 64% on Saturday before slipping to 45% by press time. The back-and-forth highlights how closely investors link Zhao’s fate to Binance’s prospects. Zhao said in May that his legal team h ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 13: The company logo of cryptocurrency exchange Bullish is displayed on a banner at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 13, 2025 in New York City. Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish, rang the opening bell at the stock exchange to celebrate the company's Initial Public Offering. The cryptocurrency exchange priced its IPO at $37 per share, above the expected range of $32 to $33, giving it a total market value of $5.4 billion. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Ima ...