Anthony Pompliano, a podcaster and the founding father of Bitcoin treasury firm ProCap BTC LLC, has revealed an extract from a latest interview with the previous Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
That extract accommodates an sudden incontrovertible fact that Pompliano referred to as “insane.”
Beautiful reality about CZ from his previous yr in jail
CZ revealed that when he was put right into a federal jail in Might 2024, all prisoners had been sorted primarily based on their ethnicity. Due to this fact, Asians had been put along with Pacific Islanders and Native People. The intent appeared to be to forestall fights in jail.
Changpeng Zhao mentioned that his very first cell mate was a double assassin, which means he killed two folks directly. He was serving a 30-year sentence. Nonetheless, for good conduct, his time was shortened.
CZ mentioned that in his first night time within the cell, that man was loud night breathing loudly, and CZ thought-about kicking him to cease it however then modified his thoughts, pondering that treating a double assassin in that approach won’t show protected for him.
Pompliano burdened this reality in his X put up, saying that it’s “insane” being “probably the most profitable entrepreneurs of our lifetime – and subsequent factor your cellmate is a double assassin.”
Think about being @cz_binance … you’re probably the most profitable entrepreneurs of our lifetime and subsequent factor your cellmate is a double assassin.
Insane. pic.twitter.com/6Ht10BcH0U
— Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) July 9, 2025
CZ spent 4 months in jail final yr, from the tip of Might till the tip of October, on expenses of violating U.S. safety and anti-money laundering legal guidelines. Binance additionally paid a number of billion {dollars} in fines for it and made CZ step down as CEO for all times. Richard Teng, who now runs Binance, was chosen to take his place on the helm of the Binance alternate.
