Binance founder CZ denied any link to “Sky,” an alleged associate at a Trump dinner.
He called a New York Times inquiry “FUD,” stating he never discussed Trump with Sky.
The incident comes as Binance’s compliance chief, Tigran Gambaryan, also departs.
Binance founder and former chief executive Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pushed back against what he called “FUD in the making,” responding to a New York Times inquiry tying him to a Donald Trump-themed meme coin dinner via an alleged associate, Tianying He, also known as “Sky.”
CZ’s Blunt Dismissal of Any and All Speculation
The inquiry, shared by CZ in full, asked if Sky—who had posted a picture with CZ and referred to him as a “cousin”—had any familial or business connection with him or Binance. CZ, with characteristic bluntness and a dash of sarcasm, dismissed the speculation entirely.
“I didn’t know who Sky was when I saw his photo with a BNB Chain logo. I followed him after that post,” he clarified, emphasizing that he had never discussed Donald Trump or US political matters with Sky, nor had he heard of the project LuckyFuture until after the fact.
Full inquiry for the record. Got cut o…
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