Binance founder ‘CZ’ denies report of Trump investment, pardon campaign

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, is denying that the Trump family is in talks to buy a financial stake in the American arm of the exchange following a bombshell Wall Street Journal report on Thursday. 

Zhao quickly took to Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $109,000 in January amid anticipation for Trump's industry-friendly policies.

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