Binance founder Changpeng Zhao lands a Trump pardon

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the White House said. Zhao pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges in 2023 and he was sentenced last year to four months [...]

The Morning After: Samsung’s Galaxy XR enters the chat

This week, Samsung showed off Galaxy XR, its Vision Pro-troubling headset, and you can bet we’ve done a deep dive. Sam Rutherford got one of these strapped to his head and has plenty of feelings abo [...]

Trump's federal Bitcoin reserve order leaves the crypto market unenthused

With US stocks unstable, consumer confidence in the economy plunging and whispers of a potential recession growing less muted, the economy under President Donald Trump's second term has been abou [...]

Coinbase says Trump’s SEC has ended its enforcement case against the crypto company

Coinbase says that the SEC has agreed to end an enforcement case that accused it of illegally running an unregistered securities exchange. This could signal a major change in how the US government wil [...]

The SEC drops its lawsuit against Binance, bringing crypto enforcement close to an end

The Trump administration abandoned a lawsuit against crypto giant Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao, signaling a friendlier approach to the cryptocurrency sector compared to its predecessor.Read [...]

‘War on Crypto Is Over’: Donald Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ

After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money-laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US president Donald Trump. [...]

Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]

The SEC is dropping an investigation into Robinhood

In another sign that the Trump administration will be friendlier toward the cryptocurrency industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping an investigation into Robinhood. The agency has [...]

Binance Moved Fast, Broke Things—and Paid the Price. Richard Teng Is Cleaning Up

After former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went to prison, Richard Teng set out to show that the crypto exchange is now on its best behavior. [...]