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Getting Trump's pardon, how did Changpeng Zhao and Binance do it?

据报道，这关键在于巨额游说投入：币安聘请特朗普长子密友McDowell的游说公司，一个月支付45万美元；还聘请加密货币律师Guillén，共花费29万美元。币安2025年游说支出已达86万美元，并与特朗普家族加密项目建立World Liberty Financial业务联系。

Getting Trump's pardon, how did Changpeng Zhao and Binance do it?

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This dramatic twist not only opens a new chapter for the entrepreneur convicted of allowing money launderers to use his cryptocurrency trading platform, but also becomes the latest footnote to the Trump administration's power operation in Washington-as long as the right lobbyists can be hired.Trump said last Thursday (October 23): \"I believe I have never met him, but many people have told me that he has a lot of support. They say what he did is not even a crime, he was persecuted by the Biden administration, so at the request of many good people, I pardoned him.\"On October 25, according to US media Politico, key figures among these \"good people\" include Ches McDowell, the hunting partner of Trump's eldest son, and Teresa Goody Guillén, a cryptocurrency lawyer who was once considered by Trump as SEC chairman.For Changpeng Zhao and Binance, this pardon represents a new beginning in Washington, symbolizing Trump's friendly attitude towards the cryptocurrency industry and loose regulatory approach.For the lobbyists who brokered the pardon, it was a display of strength, embodying the trend of Washington's K-Street power (K-Street is synonymous with \"lobbying\" in American politics) to shift to companies with direct links to the White House.This pardon is the result of nearly a year of efforts by Changpeng Zhao and Binance to actively approach the Trump administration. In addition to its lobbying offensive, Binance has established business ties with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's lucrative crypto project.<h2 id=\"id_3661959029\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sky-high lobbying: $450,000 a month</h2>McDowell's North Carolina lobbying firm, Checkmate Government Relations, has become one of the highest-paid lobbying organizations in Washington during Trump's second term.In the past three months alone, the company has generated $7.1 million in revenue, which is a staggering profit for a company that only set up an office in Washington earlier this year.According to the disclosure report, Binance hired McDowell at the end of September last year to lobby the White House and the Treasury Department on financial policy issues and \"administrative pardon\" matters.Binance paid Checkmate $450,000 for just one month of work.The report pointed out that photographers captured McDowell and Trump Jr. talking with the president at an event in memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the White House last week.<img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/06abc765350400d3015a7137b2768ac2\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"420\"/>(Source: AFP; Left: Ches McDowell; Right: Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr.)But Zhao Changpeng's pardon effort lasted far more than a month. In February, three weeks after Trump's inauguration, Binance and Changpeng Zhao personally hired Teresa Goody Guillén-a top cryptocurrency lawyer who Trump reportedly considered leading the SEC in his second term.Her company has received $290,000 so far this year from Binance and Changpeng Zhao.\"My client, Mr. Zhao, and I express our deep gratitude to President Donald J. Trump, whose courage and moral clarity made this day possible,\" she wrote on the X platform after news of the pardon broke.<img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/9bfc21b89aef0424259d61854aa21f9e\" tg-width=\"475\" tg-height=\"617\"/><h2 id=\"id_3949588508\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Lobbying spending ebbs and falls with legal woes</h2>Binance's lobbying history in Washington is closely tied to the legal affairs of the company and its founders.Its U.S. subsidiary Binance.US first hired lobbyists in late 2021 and spent more than $1 million on lobbying on cryptocurrency issues in 2022. In the first nine months of 2023, when Changpeng Zhao and Binance were negotiating with federal prosecutors about their future, company lobbying spends were close to $1.2 million.That payout plummeted to zero in the final months of 2023 after Changpeng Zhao and Binance agreed to plead guilty to charges of knowingly ignoring anti-money laundering laws by allowing criminals to use trading platforms to launder illegal crypto assets.As part of the plea agreement, Changpeng Zhao agreed to resign as CEO and pay a fine of $50 million. He was later sentenced to four months in prison. Binance, for its part, was separately fined $4 billion and has since been subject to compliance oversight by the Justice and Treasury departments.<h2 id=\"id_1268345589\" style=\"text-align: left;\">A strong comeback from the Trump era</h2>Binance's Washington lobbying stayed quiet in 2024, but recovered strongly in the months since Trump took office.So far in 2025, the company has reported $860,000 in lobbying spending, which is on track to reach or exceed its previous peak.In July this year, Richard Teng, the current CEO of Binance, joined the advisory board of The Digital Chamber, a leading cryptocurrency industry association.In addition to its lobbying efforts, Binance has forged business ties with the Trump family's lucrative cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, further cementing its relationship with the president.\"President Trump and his administration are huge advocates for the cryptocurrency industry, and the future is bright,\" Teng posted on the X platform earlier this year.The pardon marks the culmination of nearly a year of efforts by Binance and Changpeng Zhao to cultivate a closer relationship with the president, the analysis points out, and also shows what can be achieved with the right lobbyists in Trump's Washington.</body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Getting Trump's pardon, how did Changpeng Zhao and Binance do it?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nGetting Trump's pardon, how did Changpeng Zhao and Binance do it?\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1084101182\">\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/66809d1f5c2e43e2bdf15820c6d6897e);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n华尔街见闻 \n2025-10-27 13:59\n</div>\n</a>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body>Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, who was still in prison a year ago, has now been pardoned by US President Trump. This dramatic twist not only opens a new chapter for the entrepreneur convicted of allowing money launderers to use his cryptocurrency trading platform, but also becomes the latest footnote to the Trump administration's power operation in Washington-as long as the right lobbyists can be hired.Trump said last Thursday (October 23): \"I believe I have never met him, but many people have told me that he has a lot of support. They say what he did is not even a crime, he was persecuted by the Biden administration, so at the request of many good people, I pardoned him.\"On October 25, according to US media Politico, key figures among these \"good people\" include Ches McDowell, the hunting partner of Trump's eldest son, and Teresa Goody Guillén, a cryptocurrency lawyer who was once considered by Trump as SEC chairman.For Changpeng Zhao and Binance, this pardon represents a new beginning in Washington, symbolizing Trump's friendly attitude towards the cryptocurrency industry and loose regulatory approach.For the lobbyists who brokered the pardon, it was a display of strength, embodying the trend of Washington's K-Street power (K-Street is synonymous with \"lobbying\" in American politics) to shift to companies with direct links to the White House.This pardon is the result of nearly a year of efforts by Changpeng Zhao and Binance to actively approach the Trump administration. In addition to its lobbying offensive, Binance has established business ties with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's lucrative crypto project.<h2 id=\"id_3661959029\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sky-high lobbying: $450,000 a month</h2>McDowell's North Carolina lobbying firm, Checkmate Government Relations, has become one of the highest-paid lobbying organizations in Washington during Trump's second term.In the past three months alone, the company has generated $7.1 million in revenue, which is a staggering profit for a company that only set up an office in Washington earlier this year.According to the disclosure report, Binance hired McDowell at the end of September last year to lobby the White House and the Treasury Department on financial policy issues and \"administrative pardon\" matters.Binance paid Checkmate $450,000 for just one month of work.The report pointed out that photographers captured McDowell and Trump Jr. talking with the president at an event in memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the White House last week.<img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/06abc765350400d3015a7137b2768ac2\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"420\"/>(Source: AFP; Left: Ches McDowell; Right: Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr.)But Zhao Changpeng's pardon effort lasted far more than a month. In February, three weeks after Trump's inauguration, Binance and Changpeng Zhao personally hired Teresa Goody Guillén-a top cryptocurrency lawyer who Trump reportedly considered leading the SEC in his second term.Her company has received $290,000 so far this year from Binance and Changpeng Zhao.\"My client, Mr. Zhao, and I express our deep gratitude to President Donald J. Trump, whose courage and moral clarity made this day possible,\" she wrote on the X platform after news of the pardon broke.<img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/9bfc21b89aef0424259d61854aa21f9e\" tg-width=\"475\" tg-height=\"617\"/><h2 id=\"id_3949588508\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Lobbying spending ebbs and falls with legal woes</h2>Binance's lobbying history in Washington is closely tied to the legal affairs of the company and its founders.Its U.S. subsidiary Binance.US first hired lobbyists in late 2021 and spent more than $1 million on lobbying on cryptocurrency issues in 2022. In the first nine months of 2023, when Changpeng Zhao and Binance were negotiating with federal prosecutors about their future, company lobbying spends were close to $1.2 million.That payout plummeted to zero in the final months of 2023 after Changpeng Zhao and Binance agreed to plead guilty to charges of knowingly ignoring anti-money laundering laws by allowing criminals to use trading platforms to launder illegal crypto assets.As part of the plea agreement, Changpeng Zhao agreed to resign as CEO and pay a fine of $50 million. He was later sentenced to four months in prison. Binance, for its part, was separately fined $4 billion and has since been subject to compliance oversight by the Justice and Treasury departments.<h2 id=\"id_1268345589\" style=\"text-align: left;\">A strong comeback from the Trump era</h2>Binance's Washington lobbying stayed quiet in 2024, but recovered strongly in the months since Trump took office.So far in 2025, the company has reported $860,000 in lobbying spending, which is on track to reach or exceed its previous peak.In July this year, Richard Teng, the current CEO of Binance, joined the advisory board of The Digital Chamber, a leading cryptocurrency industry association.In addition to its lobbying efforts, Binance has forged business ties with the Trump family's lucrative cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, further cementing its relationship with the president.\"President Trump and his administration are huge advocates for the cryptocurrency industry, and the future is bright,\" Teng posted on the X platform earlier this year.The pardon marks the culmination of nearly a year of efforts by Binance and Changpeng Zhao to cultivate a closer relationship with the president, the analysis points out, and also shows what can be achieved with the right lobbyists in Trump's Washington.</body></html>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/06abc765350400d3015a7137b2768ac2","relate_stocks":{"CAN":"嘉楠科技","BITB":"比特币ETF-Bitwise","ARKB":"比特币ETF-21Shares","HODL":"比特币ETF-VanEck","EBON":"亿邦国际","BK4588":"碎股","GBTC":"比特币ETF-Grayscale","CLSK":"CleanSpark, Inc.","NCTY":"第九城市","BK4594":"比特币ETF概念","09959":"联易融科技-W","BK4601":"加密货币现货ETF","BRRR":"比特币ETF-CoinShares","DEFI":"比特币期货ETF-Hashdex","BTM":"Bitcoin Depot Inc.","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","09618":"京东集团-SW","FBTC":"比特币ETF-Fidelity","SOS":"SOS Limited","BITO":"比特币期货ETF-ProShares","01328":"金涌投资","IBIT":"比特币ETF-iShares","BTCO":"比特币ETF-Invesco 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Financial建立了业务联系。天价游说：一个月45万美元McDowell的北卡罗来纳州游说公司Checkmate Government Relations，已成为特朗普第二任期内华盛顿收入最高的游说机构之一。仅在过去三个月，该公司就获得了710万美元的收入，这对于今年早些时候才在华盛顿设立办公室的公司来说是惊人的利润。据披露报告显示，币安于去年9月底聘请McDowell游说白宫和财政部，涉及金融政策问题和\"行政赦免\"事宜。仅一个月的工作，币安就向Checkmate支付了45万美元。报道指出，摄影师上周在白宫一场纪念保守派活动家Charlie Kirk的活动中，捕捉到McDowell和小特朗普与总统交谈的画面。（图源：AFP；左：Ches McDowell；右：特朗普长子Donald Trump Jr.）但赵长鹏的赦免努力远不止一个月。今年2月，即特朗普就职三周后，币安和赵长鹏个人分别聘请了Teresa Goody Guillén——一位顶尖加密货币律师，据报道特朗普曾考虑让她在第二任期内领导SEC。她的公司今年迄今从币安和赵长鹏处获得了29万美元。\"我和我的客户赵先生，对唐纳德·J·特朗普总统表达深切感激，是他的勇气和道德清晰度让这一天成为可能，\"她在赦免消息传出后在X平台上写道。游说支出随法律困境起伏币安在华盛顿的游说历史与公司及其创始人的法律事务密切相关。其美国子公司Binance.US于2021年底首次聘请说客，2022年在加密货币议题上的游说支出超过100万美元。2023年前九个月，当赵长鹏和币安与联邦检察官就未来进行谈判时，公司游说支出接近120万美元。2023年最后几个月，在赵长鹏和币安同意对故意无视反洗钱法、允许犯罪分子利用交易平台将非法加密资产洗白的指控认罪后，这一支出骤降至零。作为认罪协议的一部分，赵长鹏同意辞去CEO职务并支付5000万美元罚款。他后来被判处四个月监禁。币安公司则被单独罚款40亿美元，此后一直受到司法部和财政部的合规监督。特朗普时代的强势回归币安的华盛顿游说在2024年保持沉寂，但在特朗普上台后的几个月里强势复苏。2025年迄今，该公司已报告游说支出86万美元，有望达到或超过此前的峰值。今年7月，币安现任CEO Richard Teng加入了领先的加密货币行业协会The Digital Chamber的顾问委员会。除了游说努力，币安还与特朗普家族利润丰厚的加密货币项目World Liberty Financial建立了商业联系，进一步巩固了与总统的关系。\"特朗普总统和他的政府是加密货币行业的巨大倡导者，未来一片光明，\"Teng今年早些时候在X平台上发帖称。分析指出，这次赦免标志着币安和赵长鹏近一年来培养与总统更紧密关系努力的顶点，也展示了在特朗普的华盛顿，拥有正确的说客能够实现什么。","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"MSTR":1.1,"BTM":1.1,"DEFI":1.1,"SOS":1.1,"ARKB":1.1,"BITO":1.1,"MARA":1.1,"GBTC":1.1,"BTBT":1.1,"BTCO":1.1,"NCTY":1.1,"09923":1.1,"02598":1.1,"BITB":1.1,"02888":1.1,"BTCW":1.1,"EZBC":1.1,"COIN":1.1,"RIOT":1.1,"BRRR":1.1,"01328":1.1,"HODL":1.1,"CLSK":1.1,"FBTC":1.1,"CAN":1.1,"06060":1.1,"00165":1.1,"00863":1.1,"BTCM":1.1,"IBIT":1.1,"09618":1.1,"09959":1.1,"EBON":1.1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":123,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":20,"optionInvolvedFlag":false,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"hasMoreComment":false,"orderType":2}