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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao posted on X platform: "It claims that after installing OpenClaw, you don't have to do anything. After that, all the time was spent adjusting that useless lobster."

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan previously dismissed a civil lawsuit that sought to hold Binance and its founder CZ accountable, alleging that their trading activities aided terrorist organizations in carrying out global attacks. However, according to the ruling, the judge allowed the plaintiffs to submit an amended complaint within 60 days, supplementing more specific evidence of on-chain transactions and account associations.The plaintiffs had previously failed to demonstrate a direct connection between Binance's trading activities and specific attacks, such as key evidence regarding the flow of funds, wallet ownership, or transaction timing. The judge also criticized the plaintiffs' 891-page complaint as "clearly overly lengthy," thus failing to meet the relevant liability standards under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

A federal judge in Manhattan, Jeannette Vargas, dismissed a civil lawsuit that sought to hold Binance and its founder CZ accountable, accusing their trading activities of aiding terrorist organizations in carrying out global attacks.The judge found that the 535 plaintiffs (including victims and their families) failed to reasonably explain that the defendants "intentionally conspired with the terrorist attacks, participated in their execution, or ensured the success of the attacks through their actions." The plaintiffs alleged that the attacks occurred between 2017 and 2024 and were carried out by external terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, ISIS, Kata'ib Hezbollah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Al-Qaeda, attempting to attribute hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and transactions with Iranian users to Binance and CZ.The judge noted that while Binance and CZ may have some awareness of the potential for terrorist financing through the exchange, their relationship with terrorist organizations was limited to "their or their affiliates' accounts on Binance and trading in a fair manner." The judge also criticized the plaintiffs' 891-page, 3,189-paragraph complaint as "entirely unnecessary," but allowed for amendments. A Binance spokesperson stated, "The court correctly dismissed these baseless allegations. Binance strictly adheres to compliance requirements and has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal activities on the platform." CZ also mentioned that the plaintiffs were attempting to leverage Binance's acknowledgment in November 2023 of violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and paying a $4.32 billion penalty to seek triple damages.

The Hurun Research Institute released the "2026 Hurun Global Rich List," with the wealth calculation cutoff date of January 15, 2026. Binance founder CZ has a wealth of 200 billion RMB, ranking 12th on the Chinese entrepreneurs list and 76th in the world. There are a total of 23 billionaires in the global cryptocurrency sector, among which CZ's wealth increased by over 30%, Ripple's Chris Larsen saw his wealth return to 110 billion RMB, and Revolut's Nikolay Storonsky experienced a 122% increase in wealth.Elon Musk, with a wealth of 5.5 trillion RMB, has become the world's richest person for the fifth time in six years, with an increase of 89%. Jeff Bezos ranks second with 2.1 trillion RMB, an increase of 13%. Alphabet's Larry Page saw his wealth grow by 65% to 1.9 trillion RMB, entering the top three for the first time.

CZ responded to users on the X platform regarding the Chinese name of his new book, stating that the current plan is to name it "Binance Life," but the possibility of future changes is reserved.

CZ stated on social media platform X that The New York Times has reported on his upcoming memoir "Freedom of Money," but the media based its report on an early draft and without authorization.CZ's lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén stated in a statement that the content cited in the relevant report is neither in the final manuscript nor expressed by CZ himself. She expressed hope that readers will wait to read the complete version once the new book is officially published.CZ also revealed that the new book is still in the editing process, with each revision typically taking 2 to 3 weeks, and the official release date will be announced separately.

The founder of Binance, CZ, responded to early Bitcoin investor Davinci Jeremie regarding the "zero balance" experience of his multi-signature wallet, stating that if a wallet software upgrade changes the derivation path, it is "very bad and scary," referring to it as "self custody perks."Previously, Davinci pointed out that his 2-of-3 multi-signature wallet was unable to find the original address and balance despite using the correct private key due to a software change in the derivation path, and he ultimately relied on the saved old path to recover it. Several industry participants added that different standards (such as BIP44, BIP84, BIP86) can generate different addresses under the same mnemonic phrase, and if a wallet upgrade is not adequately prompted and migrated, it could lead to users misjudging the risk of asset loss.

The founder of Binance, CZ, commented on social media regarding the news "Block plans to lay off nearly half, betting on AI to improve company efficiency": "The reality is, either maximize the use of AI, or wait to be replaced by AI."Previous news from ChainCatcher reported that Block plans to lay off over 4,000 people, with a layoff rate close to 50%.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) stated during an interview with Bloomberg at the World Liberty Financial Forum: "Binance wants to conduct more business in the United States and aims to bring excellent products to the U.S., making it easier for American consumers to access these high-quality products."In the interview, CZ revealed that after the SEC lawsuit was filed in the U.S. in 2023, Binance.US lost a significant number of banking channels and market share, facing numerous obstacles. However, the lawsuit was dismissed last year under the leadership of SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, who was appointed by Trump. With a more favorable regulatory environment emerging, previously unattainable options, including deeper banking relationships and even seeking a banking license, are now "completely possible," but he emphasized that any such initiatives would depend on the right team and legal guidance.

The Ethereum Foundation's Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak will step down at the end of February 2026, to be succeeded by Bastian Aue, who will co-lead with the current Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei.Tomasz stated that over the past year, the Ethereum Foundation has achieved multiple goals, including accelerating decision-making, enhancing communication with the younger generation, bringing new energy to the builder community, improving open communication on social media and podcasts, being more open to institutional participation, supporting founders, and formulating treasury policies. After stepping down, Tomasz plans to continue participating in the Ethereum ecosystem as a core developer, focusing on proxy core development and governance work. He emphasized that Ethereum is becoming the underlying verification and transaction platform for financial infrastructure, with 2025 being a clear choice for institutions.

Binance founder CZ announced that there will be a bilingual Chinese and English live AMA at Binance Square today at 23:00 Beijing time, where you can ask him any questions.

CZ shared his early career experiences with Chamath Palihapitiya on the All-In podcast, including his work at Blockchain.info (now Blockchain.com) and OKCoin, as well as his deep understanding and value choices in the early Bitcoin industry.Joining Blockchain.info: CZ mentioned that the team had only three members at the time, and he served as the Vice President of Technology. The team later expanded to 18 members, but a restructuring by the CFO led to changes in corporate culture, causing several developers, including CZ, to leave voluntarily. He emphasized that he learned about remote work, the concept of paying salaries in Bitcoin, and how to achieve rapid user growth to around 2 million through "guerrilla" marketing (such as a 150-page post on BitcoinTalk.org).Joining OKCoin: After leaving Blockchain.info, He Yi contacted CZ to invite him to join OKCoin, initially offering a 5% equity stake, but BTC China offered 10%, prompting OKCoin to match the offer within three hours. CZ ultimately chose to join OKCoin in Beijing as CTO, taking on greater business responsibilities.Reasons for leaving OKCoin: CZ revealed that the main reason was a mismatch in culture and values. For example, "It mainly comes down to a mismatch in culture and values; there are some practices I cannot agree with. A simple example is: when they hold events or promote fee discounts, the advertisements make it sound like everyone can enjoy it, but in reality, you have to actively apply to receive it, and it doesn't take effect automatically. Details like this made me uncomfortable." CZ decided to leave in early 2015.

The founder of Binance, CZ, stated in an interview with the All-In podcast, "I first met SBF at the Singapore conference in 2019. FTX had proposed forming a joint venture (JV), which was initially rejected. A subsequent proposal led to Binance investing in a 20% stake in FTX. During this process, some issues arose, including malicious defamation and poaching of employees, leading to our exit from the investment in July 2021, and we were not deeply involved as investors. There are still ongoing lawsuits, and the bankruptcy proceedings and compensation situation for FTX remain unclear."Additionally, CZ revealed that applying for a pardon requires a petition written by a lawyer, stating reasons such as whether there is excessive prosecution and whether the parties have good character, etc. The final decision rests entirely with the President of the United States, and there is no fixed or standardized procedure. Historically, most U.S. presidents typically issue pardons on their last day in office, but Biden has also granted "early pardons." CZ believes that obtaining a pardon is crucial for Binance to enter the U.S. market smoothly and compliantly, and he also thinks that the legal issues faced by Trump may, to some extent, aid in the success of the pardon application.

CZ posted on the X platform that, compared to all other centralized exchanges, Binance users hold the highest proportion of most stablecoins, including USDT, USDC, USD 1, and U.

CZ posted on the X platform that launching all tokens on DEX is a good thing, while launching all tokens on CEX is considered bad. Exchanges should provide access to all content.In addition, CZ stated that each exchange has its own listing framework, and that framework may change over time.

Binance founder CZ stated on the X platform that he is working with more countries to promote the issuance of their own fiat stablecoins, and he mentioned that "every fiat currency should be represented on-chain."

CZ posted on the X platform that Binance has shown a net inflow of funds over all time periods of 1 day, 7 days, and 1 month, totaling billions of dollars. Some potential FUD initiators have shown a net outflow of funds.

Binance founder CZ posted on social media, "Some people spreading FUD have now started to openly spread rumors, even from accounts claiming to have 500,000+ followers.I don't know the owner of this account, nor do I remember when I blocked him, but it seems that blocking him was quite reasonable. I have never sent such messages to anyone. I will try to minimize the time spent debunking this FUD, as there are more important things to do.The so-called 'fake lawyer letter' that circulated yesterday also spread for a while. I thought it was so obviously fake that it didn't need clarification, yet I still saw some so-called new media sharing the images while also writing reports. If there are still people in this era who can't distinguish obvious PS or AI-generated fake news/fake documents, they are likely to end up poor. (Sorry, that was a bit blunt.)"

According to DeFiLlama data, Binance platform had a net inflow of 50 million dollars in the past 24 hours, and over 1.3 billion dollars in net inflow in the past 7 days, with total assets exceeding 142.4 billion dollars.Previously, there was some FUD in the overseas crypto community claiming that "Binance had outflows of over 22 billion dollars in the past week," but on-chain data revealed that the rumors were unfounded.CZ believes that the recent attacks on the overseas community are due to competitors' smear campaigns. He previously stated that social media has labeled his "X account 'Wei Wei' with 863,000 followers as a potential scammer," frequently posting forged photos with CZ. "Who would impersonate a supporter of BNB, using forged AI images for several months just to spread FUD? I can't think of any other possibility; it seems like something a (self-important) competitor would do, focusing on us more than on themselves."