May 22, 2025

Why Nations are Hoarding Bitcoin ft. CZ from Binance

49 minutes

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Enjoy this exclusive chat from Token2049. Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao sits down with Raoul Pal to discuss his pivot to philanthropy and blockchain advocacy, advising governments on crypto adoption, the future of decentralized systems, and what it takes to build meaningful, scalable applications in the evolving digital economy. Recorded at Token2049 on May 1, 2025.

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