| | Trump's pardon of Binance's former CEO reshapes the crypto-political map and revives a major player overnight. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | October 23, 2025 | | | | Your Daily Digest of the π₯Hottest News in Crypto | | | | Today's top stories π Trump pardons CZ... π Washington's frozen, but crypto policy isn't π§ Spot tokens before they list on the exchanges π° Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories
| | | | CZ Received Presidential Pardon From Trump It's official — or nearly. President Donald Trump has reportedly signed a pardon for Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, months after his conviction. Binance confirmed the news following a report from The Wall Street Journal, though the pardon hasn't yet hit the Federal Register. Whether CZ returns to the exchange or not, this moment marks a major twist in crypto's regulatory saga — and a political wildcard few saw coming. | | | | | Why Finding Satoshi Might Break Bitcoin "The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto" digs into why unmasking Bitcoin's creator could destroy what made it powerful. Author Benjamin Wallace has chased suspects across continents, grilled cryptographers, and even flirted with the theory that Satoshi Nakamoto might've worked for the NSA. His takeaway? Finding Bitcoin's creator might be the worst thing that could happen to it. Every new "reveal" chips away at the myth — and the mystery — that keeps Bitcoin powerful. | | | | | | | | [Accelerator]
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Washington might be at a standstill, but crypto legislation isn't. Even with the US government shut down, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the long-awaited crypto market structure bill is "90% there." Lawmakers, he claims, are still hashing out the final 10% — mostly around DeFi — with a rare sense of bipartisan urgency to strike the right balance between regulation and innovation. Armstrong's tone is surprisingly optimistic. After years of gridlock, he says real progress is finally on the table. | | | | | | | | | | | [Cointelegraph Acceleration] Perpetual futures trading is now accessible on mobile, with crosschain support and onchain execution streamlining access to decentralized derivatives. | | | | | | Ledger and Trezor Drop 2025 Hardware Wallets
Ledger and Trezor are back with major hardware wallet upgrades — and a shift in tone. Ledger's new "Nano Gen5" ditches the term "hardware wallet" entirely in favor of "signer," signaling a broader focus on transaction verification and enterprise security. Meanwhile, Trezor's "Safe 7" calls itself quantum-ready — built for the next decade of encryption threats. The self-custody arms race has leveled up. | | | | | | | | | HOW TO Find Coins Before They Hit Binance or Coinbase | | | | Getting in before a token lists is the holy grail of crypto trading — and now AI is making it easier. Tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and onchain analytics platforms can scan market data and sentiment faster than any human scout, flagging projects primed for exchange listings. The traders who learn to read those signals — and act early — could catch the next breakout before the rest of the market even blinks. | | | | | | | | | —Written by Monica Hutchison | | | | 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. | | | | | | | | | Cointelegraph Consulting Limited | | 20/F, Strand 50, 50 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong | | | You received this email because you signed up on our website. | | Download our official app: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |