I created a visual timeline of events that led up to the Presidential Pardon of Binance founder, CZ.
Date Event November 2023 CZ plead guilty to anti-money laundering violations April 2024 CZ is sentenced to 4 months in prison. Late 2024 Trump wins the presidency and announces crypto project World Liberty Financial. March 2025 Company MGX invests $2B into Binance. March 2025 WSJ reports Binance is in talks with Trump family for a business deal (via World Liberty Financial) March 2025 World Liberty Financial announces its stable coin, USD1. May 2025 The $2B investment is revealed to be in USD1, generating $86 million per year for World Liberty Financial. May 2025 CZ announces he applied for a pardon from Trump. June 2025 World Liberty Financial partners with Pancake Swap (Binance-associated) to promote USD1. October 2025 A polymarket account bets on CZ being pardoned by end of 2025 (insider knowledge) October 2025 Trump officially pardons CZ.submitted by /u/UnknownEssence [link] [comments]
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