PANews reported on March 13 that in response to the Wall Street Journal's report today that " the Trump family is negotiating to acquire a stake in Binance.US ", Zhao Changpeng posted on the X platform: "I'm sorry to disappoint everyone. The Wall Street Journal's article is factually incorrect. More than 20 people told me that the Wall Street Journal (and another media) asked them: 'Can you confirm that CZ has made some kind of deal in order to get a pardon?' They may have asked hundreds of people, and only 20 people found me. In essence, they worked hard to make up a story to report. The fact is: I have never discussed the transaction with...anyone about Binance US. No criminal will refuse a pardon, especially as the only person in U.S. history to be sentenced to prison for a single Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) charge. It feels like this article is for the purpose of attacking the president and cryptocurrency, and the remnants of the previous administration's 'cryptocurrency war' are still active. I have always been happy to let cryptocurrency shine all over the world, including the United States and other countries in the world. I am glad to see that even the Wall Street Journal thinks I should be pardoned."