In Freedom of Money, part memoir and part manifesto, Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, tells the remarkable story of his life – from his early childhood in rural China, living in a home with a dirt floor and no running water, to immigrating to Canada as a teenager, to building Binance from a tiny operation founded with a few friends in 2017 into a 300-million user platform that became the largest crypto exchange in the world, with a $100 billion valuation as of 2026. Taking readers behind the scenes of crypto’s explosive rise, the book chronicles the high-stakes risks CZ navigated as the industry faced volatility, scandal, and mounting geopolitical pressures. Addressing controversies head-on – including the implosion of FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and the increasing politicization of regulatory scrutiny of the industry – CZ provides an unflinching account of his own pursuit by the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other U.S. federal regulators. He was accused in early 2023 of a single charge of Binance violating the Bank Secrecy Act, which involved not completing required paperwork, in its early days, for allowing U.S. persons on its platform, and whether one of Binance’s compliance programs was subjectively effective enough under U.S. law. It’s often ignored that Binance was not physically operating in the United States and other nations view U.S. attempts to regulate non-U.S. persons’ activities abroad, like here, as violations of international law. No accusations of fraud, or of money laundering, were made. Assured by his lawyers that no one had previously been criminally prosecuted for this single violation of the Act, and that he would not receive a jail sentence, he voluntarily flew to the U.S. to plead guilty to the charge. Binance ended up paying a fine of $4.3 billion, CZ was personally fined $150 million, and he was sentenced to four months in prison, during which time he wrote most of this book. Upon his release, he was detained by the Department of Homeland Security for overstaying his visa, despite the fact that he had overstayed due to being ordered to remain in the U.S. over his objections and imprisoned. The details of his experience are as appalling as they are riveting. As the cryptocurrency industry continues to evolve, CZ offers a rare perspective, from the highest levels of both its promise and potential pitfalls. Freedom of Money is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of crypto, financial markets, and financial independence and freedom for everyone. History tends to move forward through those willing to act decisively, as CZ did as a legendary innovator, and speak candidly, as CZ does in this book. #freedomofmoney #Cz $BNB
🚨 Breaking News - The U.S. administration under President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to give Changpeng Zhao, the Co-Founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, a presidential pardon.
In 2024, Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, pleaded guilty to money laundering and was sentenced to four months in prison along with a $50 million fine. He also had to resign as Binance’s CEO and step down from any executive role from the firm.
In a post on X, New York Post columnist and Fox correspondent Charles Gasparino said that people close to Zhao have been saying that Trump insiders think the case against him was “pretty weak” and didn’t need a felony charge or jail time. And since Zhao is still Binance’s biggest shareholder, these talks have made it possible for him to come back to the crypto exchange.
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Bitcoin hovering near $76.8K as massive liquidation clusters form on both sides ⚡ 🔥 Heavy long liquidations stacked below $75K 🔥 Huge short squeeze potential above $78K–$80K 📊 Market entering a high-volatility trap zone — both bulls & bears at risk 💥 A big move is coming — liquidity will be wiped before direction is clear Stay alert. This is where traders get tested.
🚨 last 24 hours, 151,613 traders got wiped out, with total liquidations hitting a massive $404.08M 💥 The biggest single hit? A $9.72M BTC liquidation on Binance — one trade, gone in seconds.
🌍 Geopolitics Driving Crypto — What’s Happening Now
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