Vikrant Bahadur Singh
vikrantbahadur.bsky.social
Vikrant Bahadur Singh
@vikrantbahadur.bsky.social
Geopolitics | Strategy | Foreign Policy
Tracking the quiet wars—of trade, influence, and narratives.
Blunt when needed. Analytical always.
Trump is all show. In reality, he pardoned a man who did business with Iran and North Korea.
Did patriotism take a back seat when he pardoned Changpeng Zhao
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is not surprising. Orban follows his mind when it comes to Russia. Never agrees with EU. Strict Stace on illegal immigration and banned Soros from his own native country.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump while granting a pardon to Zhao said, "I gave him a pardon at the request of a lot of very good people. A lot of people say that he wasn't guilty of anything."
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Zhao's plea agreement says that he turned a blind eye as terrorists, cyber criminals and foreign adversaries used Binance to embezzle and dodge sanctions. Binance dealt with clients based in Iran, North Korea and Cuba.
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering regulations. Between August 2017 and October 2023, Binance allowed at least $890 million in transactions between the US and Iran.
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM