特朗普总统赦免币安创始人赵长鹏,涉及加密行业关系
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特朗普总统赦免币安创始人赵长鹏,涉及加密行业关系

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唐纳德·特朗普总统赦免了币安创始人赵长鹏,后者此前因违反反洗钱法规认罪。此次赦免引发关注,因为币安与特朗普家族的加密货币企业世界自由金融存在财务联系。

唐纳德·特朗普总统已对币安创始人赵长鹏给予完全赦免。币安是全球最大的加密货币交易所。赵长鹏此前因违反《银行保密法》认罪,罪名是允许币安平台上进行包括恐怖主义、毒品贩运和儿童剥削相关的非法金融活动。他因此服刑四个月,并作为与司法部和解协议的一部分辞去了首席执行官职务。

白宫新闻秘书表示,拜登政府起诉赵长鹏是出于“惩罚加密货币行业的意图”,并称“没有欺诈指控或明确受害者”,尽管赵长鹏承认未能维持反洗钱计划。

赵长鹏对赦免表示感谢,并称他将“尽一切努力帮助美国成为加密货币之都”。

此次赦免因币安与特朗普家族拥有的加密货币公司世界自由金融的财务联系而受到审查。今年五月,世界自由金融宣布一项交易,其中其一种加密货币将用于币安与阿联酋国有投资公司MGX之间价值20亿美元的交易。这一关联引发了潜在利益冲突的担忧,因为据报道特朗普家族从其加密货币业务中获得了可观收入。

批评者认为,此次赦免体现了总统权力与个人商业利益的交织,尤其是在政府更广泛支持加密货币行业的背景下,而该行业大力支持特朗普2024年总统竞选。政府已撤销多项与加密货币相关的执法行动,并解散了专注于加密犯罪的司法部团队。

赦免对币安在美国的运营所带来的更广泛影响尚不清楚,此前赵长鹏定罪后,币安已被禁止在美国运营。

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President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

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Zhao had previously pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by allowing illicit financial activities on Binance, including transactions linked to terrorism, drug trafficking, and child exploitation.

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He served a four-month prison sentence and stepped down as CEO as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.

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The White House press secretary stated that the Biden administration prosecuted Zhao out of a 'desire to punish the cryptocurrency industry,' and that there were 'no allegations of fraud or identifiable victims,' though Zhao had pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an anti-money-laundering program.

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Zhao expressed gratitude for the pardon, stating he would 'do everything we can to help make America the Capital of Crypto.'

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The pardon has drawn scrutiny due to Binance's financial ties to World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company owned by the Trump family.

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In May, World Liberty Financial announced a deal in which one of its crypto coins would be used in a $2 billion transaction between Binance and MGX, a state-backed Emirati investment firm.

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Critics argue that the pardon exemplifies the blending of presidential authority with personal business interests, especially given the administration's broader efforts to support the cryptocurrency industry, which heavily backed Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

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