Binance founder Changpeng Zhao shared his vision for strengthening the U.S. crypto market in recent interviews with CoinDesk. He outlined goals for Binance.US and discussed factors behind the current market conditions.
Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, spoke about making the U.S. the center of global crypto activity. He wants Binance.US to access liquidity from the global Binance platform to boost its operations.
Zhao attributed the 2026 bear market to investors shifting funds toward AI, ongoing geopolitical tensions and the typical four-year crypto cycle. He said his past guilty plea to Bank Secrecy Act violations has not damaged his standing in the industry.
The former Binance chief stated he has no plans to run another crypto exchange. Instead, he prefers to serve as an informal adviser to companies in which he has invested.
