{"id":559648,"date":"2023-03-05T05:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T02:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cz-denounces-false-rumor-widely-spread-on-chinas-wechat\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T05:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T02:35:15","slug":"cz-denounces-false-rumor-widely-spread-on-chinas-wechat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cz-denounces-false-rumor-widely-spread-on-chinas-wechat\/","title":{"rendered":"# CZ denounces false rumor &#8216;widely&#8217; spread on China&#8217;s WeChat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5d46afe8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5d46afe8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cz-denounces-false-rumor-widely-spread-on-chinas-wechat\/#%E2%80%9D_CZ_denounces_false_rumor_%E2%80%98widely_spread_on_Chinas_WeChat_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; CZ denounces false rumor &#8216;widely&#8217; spread on China&#8217;s WeChat &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_CZ_denounces_false_rumor_%E2%80%98widely_spread_on_Chinas_WeChat_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; CZ denounces false rumor &#8216;widely&#8217; spread on China&#8217;s WeChat &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDMvMzE0NjlmOGItNTc2ZS00M2YxLWI1MzYtMWE5YjE1MjdhZWZhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>Binance CEO Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao has denied a rumor that he had been \u201cshot\u201d by the U.S. federal law enforcement agency, which was \u201cspread widely\u201d across a Chinese messaging platform, in a recent tweet.<\/p>\n<p>In a Mar. 4 tweet, CZ addressed the false speculations that circulated on the Chinese messaging platform WeChat, claiming that he was &#8220;shot&#8221; by The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), taking the opportunity to reiterate the close working relationship that exists between his team and the FBI.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone photoshoped this, and it got spread widely on WeChat in china. It says I got shot by the FBI, whom our team work with closely\u2026 \u200d\u2642\ufe0f 4. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Iz7c1QgA8\">pic.twitter.com\/2Iz7c1QgA8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ  Binance (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1631646060992163844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>He wrote the number \u201c4,\u201d at the end of the tweet, which refers to his Jan. 3<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1610018096122851328\"> tweet<\/a> about simplifying his goals for 2023. <\/p>\n<p>He listed the fourth goal as a reminder to ignore FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt), fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, attacks, and other distractions.<\/p>\n<p>The first three goals listed were to focus on education, compliance as well as product and service.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after on Mar. 4, CZ retweeted someone asking him, \u201cBrother Peng, I heard that you were biu-biued by the FBI? If it\u2019s true, you just nod your head and give a hint [translated].\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you sold on someone\u2019s photoshopped fake image, then I feel sorry for you, but not really\u2026  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRfC2Jsqz5\">https:\/\/t.co\/pRfC2Jsqz5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ  Binance (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1631653284112117760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The user had circled text in a screenshot that stated \u201cZhao Changpeng was shot dead by the FBI [translated].\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Binance CEO responds to Forbes claims: \u2018They don\u2019t know how an exchange works\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harry Denley, a Metamask security analyst replied to CZ\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sniko_\/status\/1631668569212694528\">tweet<\/a> on Mar. 4 likening the event to a false rumor spread about Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2017 of \u201cdying in a car crash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Denley called this rumor that circulated about CZ the \u201c2023 adaptation of attempted market manipulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was previously announced in Oct. 2022 that Binance.US hired former FBI special agent BJ Kang to head up its investigation unit, aimed at combating illegal activity on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Kang was once dubbed &#8220;the most feared man on Wall Street&#8221; by Reuters after being photographed arresting Bernie Madoff \u2013 who was found guilty of running the largest Ponzi scheme to date.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, CZ, along with Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder, were sent letters from three United States senators, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Roger Marshall, demanding more information regarding the financials of Binance.<\/p>\n<p>The Senators claimed that the \u201clittle information\u201d available in regards to Binance\u2019s financials, suggests that the exchange is a \u201chotbed of illegal financial activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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