Trump to pardon 250 people to "celebrate America's 250th birthday"! SBF, Samourai founders, and Tornado Cash developers cry out for clemency

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U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pardon 250 individuals to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Several founders in the cryptocurrency space—including SBF of FTX, Rodriguez of Samourai Wallet, and Storm of Tornado Cash—are seeking or campaigning for clemency, with Rodriguez’s petition having already garnered over 16,000 signatures. (Previous coverage: a16z pours $115 million! The largest donor for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections revealed) (Background: Jensen Huang says old GPUs are like fine wine: 5-year-old chips continue to appreciate, rising faster than vintage wine) U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning a mass pardon, considering granting clemency to 250 people to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Following the news, several crypto founders and supporters embroiled in legal battles have called on Trump to include them in the pardon list. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) citing people familiar with the matter, the pardon plan is still in its preliminary stages, with an official announcement potentially coming on Trump’s birthday, June 14, or during the Independence Day celebrations on July 4. Last year, over 16,000 formal pardon requests were submitted to the White House. On his first day in office, Trump pardoned over 1,500 individuals involved in the 2021 Capitol riot. Since then, several incarcerated crypto founders and their supporters have continued to lobby Trump for clemency. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was convicted on seven counts following the collapse of the crypto exchange and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024. He has continued to launch pardon petitions via social media, but according to The New York Times, Trump explicitly ruled out the possibility of pardoning SBF earlier this year. Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the crypto mixing protocol Samourai Wallet, has also publicly expressed his desire for a pardon. Trump stated last December that he would review Rodriguez’s case and consider clemency. As of Thursday, the pardon petition on Change.org has accumulated 16,082 signatures. Meanwhile, pardon petitions for Tornado Cash founders Roman Storm and Roman Semenov have also been launched, though the two petitions have only garnered 22 and 9 signatures, respectively. Storm himself has not publicly requested a pardon. Storm was convicted last August of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and currently faces charges of money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions. Semenov is listed as a wanted person by the FBI. The cases of Rodriguez and Storm are being closely watched by the crypto community, with many supporters arguing that developers should not be held responsible for the actions of third parties using their software. During Trump’s second term, several crypto founders have already received pardons. Last year, the White House pardoned BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, who had previously pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was also pardoned in 2025, having previously served a four-month sentence for violating anti-money laundering regulations. Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was among the first group of individuals pardoned by Trump in January 2025, ending his life sentence for operating the darknet market.

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