| November 2023 |
CZ plead guilty to anti-money laundering violations |
| April 2024 |
CZ is sentenced to 4 months in prison. |
| Late 2024 |
Trump wins the presidency and announces crypto project World Liberty Financial. |
| March 2025 |
Company MGX invests $2B into Binance. |
| March 2025 |
WSJ reports Binance is in talks with Trump family for a business deal (via World Liberty Financial) |
| March 2025 |
World Liberty Financial announces its stable coin, USD1. |
| May 2025 |
The $2B investment is revealed to be in USD1, generating $86 million per year for World Liberty Financial. |
| May 2025 |
CZ announces he applied for a pardon from Trump. |
| June 2025 |
World Liberty Financial partners with Pancake Swap (Binance-associated) to promote USD1. |
| October 2025 |
A polymarket account bets on CZ being pardoned by end of 2025 (insider knowledge) |
| October 2025 |
Trump officially pardons CZ. |
