In an ornate ballroom in Palm Beach, Fla., where a golden eagle loomed over a conference stage, recently pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao made a triumphant return to the U. S.—his first visit since his release from a California federal prison in 2024.
Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been barred from operating in the U.S. since 2023 for violating anti-money-laundering rules, posted a picture of himself Wednesday on X listening to a top federal crypto regulator speak.