Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir and a prominent supporter of President Trump, has publicly criticized the recent presidential pardon of Changpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency billionaire. Zhao, who was convicted of anti-money laundering violations and sentenced to four months in prison, received a pardon that Lonsdale deems "completely unjustified." In a post on the X platform, Lonsdale expressed his disappointment, stating that the Trump administration could have been exceptional if not for such pardons. He suggested that the President has been misled, and warned that these actions could foster perceptions of financial misconduct surrounding the administration. Lonsdale's remarks underscore internal dissent among Trump's allies regarding the administration's approach to cryptocurrency regulation.