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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently shared his view that 2026 could be an “exceptional” year for the crypto industry. According to him, the adoption of blockchain technology is expected to grow significantly, bringing new innovations, developments, and opportunities to the crypto market. He remains optimistic that the industry will continue to mature and become stronger in the coming years, creating positive outcomes for both investors and users.

#LUNC
The common narrative is simple:
❌ “Binance dumped all its LUNC after the 2022 collapse and walked away.”
End of story… right?
📊 Not exactly. The data tells a more nuanced story.
Fast-forward to late 2025, and CoinMarketCap still categorizes $LUNC under the YZi Labs Portfolio — the rebranded successor to Binance Labs, now operating as CZ & Yi He’s family office.
⚠️ This isn’t a minor tag.
The YZi Labs Portfolio is one of the largest tracked ecosystems by market cap on CMC — and $LUNC is still listed inside it, occasionally even appearing among top gainers.
🤔 Ask yourself:
If Binance and its affiliated entities fully exited years ago…
➡️ Why does this classification still exist after the crash, the chain split, and the rebrand?
🗣️ CZ has previously stated that Binance never sold its original LUNC holdings, even during the collapse. Since then, we’ve seen:
🔥 Monthly Binance LUNC burns (billions removed from supply)
🛠️ Ongoing support for network upgrades
🔗 Persistent association with the YZi Labs portfolio on CMC
That combination doesn’t look like abandonment.
🧠 Final Thought
The original position may be small in dollar terms today — but visibility matters.
Keeping lunc within the YZi ecosystem spotlight suggests more than passive neglect.
It points to:
📌 Lingering conviction
📌 Strategic optionality
📌 Or at the very least, openness to Terra Classic’s long-term recovery
🚫 Write $LUNC off if you want…
✅ But it’s still here
✅ Still connected
✅ Still being supported
👀 And that’s something worth paying attention to.
#TerraClassic #Binance #CZ #YZiLabs #CryptoAnalysis #Altcoins

When I first saw the clip of #CZ handing a gold bar to Peter Schiff, I paused the video.
Not because of the gold bar itself - but because of Peter’s reaction.
He didn’t argue.
He didn’t try to redirect the conversation.
He simply admitted a limit.
When CZ asked whether the gold bar was real, Peter Schiff said he couldn’t know for sure - at least not immediately. Verifying a gold bar requires tools, expertise, and time. Even for someone who has spent decades advocating gold, certainty wasn’t instant.
That pause mattered.
Gold: A Trusted Asset With Physical Limits ($XAU )
Gold has survived thousands of years as a store of value.
Central banks still hold it. Nations still accumulate it. During inflationary cycles and geopolitical stress, gold consistently returns to the center of global finance.
Yet that short exchange highlighted an uncomfortable reality:
Gold is trusted - but it is not instantly verifiable.
To confirm gold’s authenticity, we need:
Specialized testing equipmentPhysical inspectionTrusted intermediaries
Serial numbers help. Reputable sources help.
But none of these eliminate the need for trust at the moment of verification.
This is not a criticism of gold.
It is simply the constraint of a physical asset in a complex world.
Bitcoin Approaches Value From a Different Direction ($BTC )
Bitcoin enters this discussion with a fundamentally different design philosophy.
Bitcoin does not ask you to trust:
ExpertsInstitutionsGovernmentsReputation
Instead, it asks you to verify.
Anyone, anywhere, can independently verify Bitcoin ownership and transactions using the public blockchain. No permission is required. No intermediary is needed.
Bitcoin cannot be counterfeited on the blockchain. It either exists - or it doesn’t.
This property has nothing to do with short-term price movements. It is about certainty.
When Trust Becomes a Cost
Watching the gold bar test reminded me of something we often overlook:
Trust is not free.
Trust introduces delays.
Trust introduces intermediaries.
Trust introduces operational and political risk.
Gold requires trust in custody, transport, and verification. Fiat money requires trust in monetary authorities and policy discipline.
Bitcoin reduces trust requirements by replacing them with open, cryptographic verification.
This is not ideology. It is architecture.
Why This Question Is Surfacing Now
I might be wrong, but this conversation doesn’t feel random.
We are entering a period defined by:
Rising global debtCurrency weaponizationA fragmented international financial system
In such an environment, assets are increasingly judged not only by scarcity, but by how easily their authenticity can be proven without asking for permission.
That is why comparisons between gold and Bitcoin are resurfacing - not as a zero-sum competition, but as a stress test of different value systems.
Tether, Gold, and an Unexpected Convergence ( $USDT )
What makes this discussion even more interesting is that it isn’t confined to ideological camps.
Tether, one of the largest stablecoin issuers, has:
Acquired physical gold reservesIssued a gold-backed token (XAUT - Tether Gold)
This reflects a broader convergence:
Gold contributes historical trust and stabilityBlockchain contributes transparency and verifiability
The future of money may not belong exclusively to gold or Bitcoin, but to systems that combine real - world value with cryptographic proof.
Conclusion: Verification Changes the Conversation
The gold bar CZ handed to Peter Schiff may very well have been real.
But that was never the point.
The point was simpler - and more revealing:
"If an asset cannot be verified instantly and independently, trust becomes unavoidable."
Gold remains essential.
Bitcoin introduces a new standard.
And as finance becomes more global and more digital, the assets that thrive may be those that minimize trust - and maximize verification.
This article reflects my personal view and is not financial advice. #Bitcoin #GOLD #CZ #RichardTeng #verification