Most Influential: Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

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Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Original Link: After stepping down as CEO of a leading exchange in 2023 and serving a brief prison sentence for violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in the U.S., Changpeng “CZ” Zhao remains one of the most closely watched figures in crypto.

His formal exit from the exchange he built did little to dim his prominence. If anything, CZ’s influence only became stronger in 2025 after he was awarded a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump.

CZ wrote that he was “deeply grateful” for the pardon and “to President Trump for upholding America’s commitment to fairness, innovation and justice.”

In a comical turn of events, Trump later claimed that he “didn’t know” who Zhao was before adding that he was a “victim of weaponization by government.”

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