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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."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the previously liquidated CZ counterpart whale (0x9ee...daab) has once again opened an ETH long position with 15x leverage.

CZ added on his "Wei Wei" X account with 863,000 followers: Who would impersonate a supporter of BNB, using fake AI images for several months just to spread FUD? I can't think of any other possibility; I can only say this looks like something a (self-important) competitor would do, focusing on us more than on themselves.This account seems to have previously belonged to a lady. Before February 2015, the account mostly posted photos of women. Then in July 2015, the account suddenly switched and started posting only cryptocurrency-related content. Either the account was hacked or it was bought. They didn't even bother to delete the old photos. Those old pictures can still be seen on his media page. What a lazy bot.

Binance founder CZ revealed that he discovered users on the social media platform X using AI-generated images to impersonate supporters who are closely associated with him.CZ pointed out that the account has 863,000 followers, used a photo from a BNB Chain event in Korea that he attended as a banner, and posted several AI-generated photos of him with CZ. By analyzing the details of the photos, such as the fact that he never wears blue or purple clothing, and the inconsistent resolution of the characters in the images, CZ identified these as forged images. The original photo was actually a picture with Aster CEO Leonard.CZ reminded the community to be vigilant against such potential scams, while also stating that the Binance team welcomes sincere constructive feedback.

CZ issued a response stating that over the past two days, some rather imaginative FUD has been observed, and he clarified each point:Regarding a circulating Polymarket screenshot that asked, "Will someone throw something at CZ's face during the crypto event in 2026," CZ stated that this event does not exist on Polymarket or any prediction market, and there is no so-called $7 million trading volume; the related screenshot is fabricated.On the claim that "CZ canceled the super cycle," CZ bluntly said this is an overinterpretation. He only mentioned that he is "not as confident as before."Concerning the rumor that "Binance sold $1 billion in Bitcoin," CZ clarified that it was Binance users who sold, not Binance itself. Changes in Binance wallet balances typically occur only when users withdraw funds; many users still keep their assets on Binance as a wallet after trading.Additionally, in response to the doubts about the SAFU fund not buying BTC, CZ stated that Binance has clearly mentioned it will complete the conversion within 30 days, suggesting that Binance's initial plan might be to gradually complete the purchases within these 30 days; then, close to the end of the 30 days, or on a weekly basis, transfer the funds to the corresponding addresses. Of course, it is impossible to see them buying through DEX. Considering Bitcoin's market cap of about $1.7 trillion, the impact of buying $1 billion in Bitcoin in batches over 30 days on the Bitcoin price and whether it enhances market confidence is left for the market to judge.

CZ stated in the AMA that Binance does not participate in trading and has defensive mechanisms and funds. Attackers would need to use billions of dollars to potentially execute a price manipulation attack, and he believes there is no one who would take such action. Therefore, the claim that Binance's active selling led to the crash is false.

The Governor of the Czech National Bank stated that Bitcoin should be understood and not resisted in the face of the future. He also mentioned that more countries are expected to adopt BTC.

The founder of Binance, CZ, posted on the X platform stating that FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) harms the market, not the target. He and Binance will not conduct large-scale sell-offs; the so-called "sell" refers to the BNB worth $5 being exchanged and used to pay for coffee.CZ mentioned that although he no longer operates Binance, to his knowledge, Binance only converts a portion of its revenue to pay fees and is a net holder. Additionally, Binance now has global regulatory agencies that can review every transaction of each account.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, "the whale that shorted after CZ revealed ASTER holdings" was last liquidated just $28 away, but this time, during the recent drop of ETH below $2700, it was liquidated for a long position worth $177 million, with losses reaching as high as $48.2 million.In the past November, he went long on ETH, XRP, and HYPE, and in December, he was $28 away from the liquidation price. Later, ETH rebounded, allowing him to hold on from a floating loss of $44 million to break even. However, today when ETH fell below $2700, he finally collapsed, being liquidated for a long position worth $177 million, with a remaining position valued at $60 million.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) responded to recent FUD attacks against Binance in a post on January 30, stating, "This is not the first time, and it won't be the last." CZ emphasized that Binance has faced FUD attacks since the very first day of its establishment and will explain the reasons and methods behind it in detail during tonight's AMA (Ask Me Anything) session.In his tweet, he stated, "While our (self-proclaimed) 'competitors' focus on us, we continue to build and grow."