Trump pardoned HDR Global Trading, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange called BitMEX, on March 27, 2025. Almost coincidentally, BitMEX had introduced trading tied to Trump’s own $TRUMP memecoin weeks before the pardons, according to Bloomberg. Clemency for Corporate OffendersTrump’s corporate pardons fit a broader pattern. In January, Trump pardoned former Ontrak chief executive Terren Peizer. It also said prosecutors brought slightly more fraud cases in 2025 than during Biden’s final year.