BTC was only $15,000 last year, Zhao Changpeng exclaimed that buying it was profitable, resharing CME surpassing Binance news.
Here is a compilation of some interactions of Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) on Twitter, where he reflected on the price of BTC last year. Although he did not directly respond to the news of CME surpassing Binance in open interest, he still retweeted the news.
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CZ: Bitcoin was $15,588 a year ago today
CZ tweeted that on November 9, 2022, the price of BTC hit a low of $15,588. Investors who held on since then or made decisive purchases are considered quite fortunate.
#bitcoin was $15,588 a year ago today. You are so "lucky" if you bought or held. ๐ pic.twitter.com/LKvkLhX96E
โ CZ ๐ถ Binance (@cz_binance) November 10, 2023
CZ: U.S. institutions are in, what about other countries?
The Bitcoin futures Open Interest (OI) on the U.S. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has surpassed Binance for the first time, and CZ generously retweeted this news.
He also asked, as U.S. institutions turn to cryptocurrencies, what about your country?
New leader in contracts? CME BTC Open Interest surpasses Binance
US institutions are moving into crypto. What about your country? pic.twitter.com/euNg4j42gg
โ CZ ๐ถ Binance (@cz_binance) November 10, 2023
CZ laments over Canada's strict regulations?
CZ was lastly questioned by the community about the situation in his own country.
CZ responded with a crying face emoji, seemingly hinting that Canada's tightened crypto regulations this year have been overly strict.
Binance exited the Canadian market in May this year, along with OKX and Deribit, while Kraken, Coinbase, and Crypto.com chose to stay but had to delist stablecoins due to regulatory issues.
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