{"id":21696,"date":"2026-02-10T10:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/changpeng-zhao-fires-back-on-x-says-traders-must-own-their-risk-not-blame-binance\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:26:58","slug":"changpeng-zhao-fires-back-on-x-says-traders-must-own-their-risk-not-blame-binance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/changpeng-zhao-fires-back-on-x-says-traders-must-own-their-risk-not-blame-binance\/","title":{"rendered":"Changpeng Zhao fires back on X, says traders must own their risk, not blame Binance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Changpeng Zhao uses X to slam scapegoating, telling traders to own their risk as Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB prices slide across the market.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_4de436ac1b572a06c718382a9f0b67e9\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Changpeng Zhao says critics \u201cmake stuff up\u201d about Binance and must \u201ctake responsibility\u201d for their own trades.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>He argues compliance flags and police cases, not social media outrage, decide when funds are frozen or released.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Community voices frame the backlash as noise while BTC, ETH and BNB trade lower, testing sentiment around Binance\u2019s ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Binance\u2019s co\u2011founder is done playing scapegoat. On X, Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao fired back at critics, insisting that users\u2014and the media\u2014have to stop outsourcing responsibility for their trades.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not saying we are perfect, but at this point, smart people actually triple check any negative &#8220;news&#8221; on Binance.<\/p>\n<p>They are just making stuff up. <\/p>\n<p>Words like &#8220;blame&#8221; are designed to only attract people who are unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iP2ovRrRiK\">pic.twitter.com\/iP2ovRrRiK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ \ud83d\udd36 BNB (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/2021150426767196536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"czs-message-stop-blaming-binance\">CZ\u2019s message: stop blaming Binance<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNot saying we are perfect, but at this point, smart people actually triple check any negative \u2018news\u2019 on Binance. They are just making stuff up,\u201d CZ wrote on X, adding that \u201cwords like \u2018blame\u2019 are designed to only attract people who are unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions.\u201d The post, viewed more than 36,000 times within hours, directly challenges a familiar reflex in crypto: when prices fall, blame the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>He doubled down in replies. To a user complaining that Tether\u2019s Paolo Ardoino should \u201cunfreeze my wallet,\u201d CZ replied, \u201cI don\u2019t know any details of your case with USDT of course\u2026 I\u2019d imagine your funds was somehow related to a police case, or it was flagged (hopefully incorrectly) by some AML tool. Give it some time, it should be resolved properly.\u201d The subtext is brutal: enforcement flags and compliance tools\u2014not Twitter outrage\u2014decide when funds move.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"community-reaction-consolidation-under-pressure\">Community reaction: consolidation under pressure<\/h2>\n<p>Supporters framed the storm as a stress test the Binance ecosystem can absorb. \u201cNothing is perfect anyway. Frustration needs a target. They pick the number 1. And \u2018quadruple check\u2019 negative comments is a must,\u201d wrote user @Spigg1115. Another BNB community account argued, \u201cIt would be better if everyone spent their time building a stronger, higher-quality crypto world that can reach all 8 billion people on this planet. They are wasting their time for nothing.\u201d As one trader put it bluntly: \u201cRed candles bring creative headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"price-tape-reality-check-in-numbers\">Price tape: reality check in numbers<\/h2>\n<p>While the blame game rages, the market is delivering its own verdict. Bitcoin (BTC) trades around $70,096, down about 0.63% over the last 24 hours and roughly 27.4% below its level a year ago. Ethereum (ETH) changes hands near $2,104, slipping about 2% over the same period. Binance\u2019s own BNB (BNB) token is priced around $636, with a 24\u2011hour range between roughly $617 and $645 and recent highs above $640.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changpeng Zhao uses X to slam scapegoating, telling traders to own their risk as Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB prices slide across the market. 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