Changpeng Zhao
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CZ built Binance into the world's largest crypto exchange, then walked away from it in handcuffs. The guilty plea, the four-month sentence, the presidential pardon - the arc bent fast for a man who once moved $111 billion with a tweet.
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Changpeng Zhao was born in 1977 and spent years in the infrastructure of crypto before co-founding Binance, where he served as CEO and helped the exchange dominate global trading volume. In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged he violated the Bank Secrecy Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; he resigned, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024. He completed the sentence by September. In October 2025, President Donald Trump issued him a presidential pardon. Forbes pegs his net worth at $111.1 billion as of April 2026, making him the richest Canadian and the 17th-richest person alive.
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