173 - CZ & the State of Binance

<p>We welcome back Founder and CEO of Binance, CZ for his second appearance on Bankless. Last time CZ was on, Terra Luna hadn’t collapsed yet and FTX was still competing with Binance. A lot has changed. </p> <p><br /> In today’s episode, we cover it all. Here were some of the questions we discussed:<br /> 1) How can we tell what’s real vs. FUD with Binance?<br /> 2) What Happened with FTX from CZ’s perspective? <br /> 3) The difference between the current bear market vs. previous ones<br /> 4) Community questions from Justin Drake & Degen Spartan</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-cz">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-cz</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> 🪂Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless 🪂<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AirdropAlphaIsOnBankless">https://bankless.cc/AirdropAlphaIsOnBankless</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a>  </p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a>  </p> <p><br /> 👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Stader">https://bankless.cc/Stader</a> </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a>  </p> <p><br /> 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a>  </p> <p><br /> 🎮IMMUTABLE | GAMING ECOSYSTEM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Immutable">https://bankless.cc/Immutable</a>  </p> <p><br /> 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Mantle">https://bankless.cc/Mantle</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS: </p> <p><br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 6:54 How’s CZ 2023?<br /> 8:35 Why is Binance a FUD Magnet? <br /> 10:52 FTX & Ledger<br /> 16:57 Binance Transparency<br /> 26:40 C