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Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao responded with heavy criticism on social media after his brief explanation of the “buy and hold” strategy sparked a debate about market losses, exchange liabilities and its impact on cryptocurrency markets.
The argument goes back to the post share it Zhao on January 25, said that based on his experience, few trading strategies beat the simple “buy and hold” strategy, adding that he was not a financial advisor.
I’ve seen a lot of marketing strategies over the years, and few are easy wins "buy and hold"what I do.
Not financial advice.
— CZ
BNB (@cz_binance) January 25, 2026
The comment quickly spread on cryptocurrency financial media, where some users interpreted it as a general confirmation of any token listed on major exchanges regardless of brand or market.
CZ defends its claims after critics linked the losses to the stock market crash
With prices continuing to struggle in most markets, critics said the message ignored the fact that many indices will not recover once they enter a long-term decline.
Sunday, to be rejected Chow directly responded to what he called the “false” comment.
He wrote on X, explaining that the term was not designed to work on any cryptocurrency ever created.
4. You’ve seen twisted FUD on this "buy and hold" tweet. Obviously it doesn’t involve any money.
If you "buy and hold" every crypto that has ever been created, you know what your profile will be. Same if you bought any internet or AI projects/companies…
In any industry,… https://t.co/ipXIOCLH6m
— CZ
He said that buying and holding all the assets in any company leads to inefficiency, as many businesses fail while a few make huge profits.
This response was preceded by angry responses, such as sharp messages criticizing Zhao and the Binance platform related to the market, withdrawal services, and misleading communication with users.
Other users have linked their objections It’s a market crash on October 10 which removed billions of dollars from the affected areas in cryptocurrencies.
Can you really identify long-term winners in the cryptocurrency market? Changping Zhao gives his opinion
Questions have also arisen regarding the process of buying and maintaining the token list.
to be rejected Chow responded to one user who asked if exchanges should include long-term products, saying that no one can say for sure which services will be successful years from now.
If based on these assumptions, would Nasdaq be better off just listing the 10 (currently) leading Internet companies since 1990? There were thousands of internet startups. How did you know it was the last ten giants 30 years ago?
No one can comment on the future development of the project. Can you be sure which currency will only go up and not fall?
Exchanges should try their best to give opportunities to hard working projects. You don’t have to buy anything from the exchange. DYOR.
— CZ
He compared the cryptocurrency market to the early years of the Internet, where trading platforms should give access to trusted groups and investment decisions should be left to users.
He emphasized that the presence of a special brand on the list does not mean that everyone should buy it, and reiterated the importance of doing personal research.
Controversies about storage methods have been included in many industrial disputes.
Some traders have pointed out that long-term performance, especially in high-value assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, has been doing better than regular trading among investors.
Some argue that the long-term decline, especially in altcoins, has put many portfolios under water, and as such, many guidelines are no longer easy to use.
Binance platform is in the spotlight as the sector shows the fall of October 10.
Binance was very cooperative It is the collapse of the cryptocurrency market from October 10 to 11, 2025 After technical problems prevented users from monitoring their orders during the outage, and extended the shutdown to many people.
At 1.66 million crypto traders were liquidated as the market faced a sharp fall, wiping $19.33 billion in positions.#Trump #Bitcoinhttps://t.co/7PNRagvFrx
– Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) October 11, 2025
System overload, specification errors, product inefficiencies, and threat failures resulted in $283 million in costs.
Binance acknowledged the challenge, It paid those involved fix pricing errors, improve infrastructure, and adjust risk levels to prevent recurrence.
@Binance will reimburse users for guaranteed losses due to technical failures in a $19B market settlement event.#Binance # Cryptohttps://t.co/DuhHhPwRzm
– Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) October 12, 2025
Union voices have also entered the discussion Notice Market watchers believe that the run after the October crash appears to be sufficient, shifting attention to the long term rather than the short term.
At the same time, criticism of the Binance platform includes, in addition to its business philosophy, leadership and market structure.
to warn Industry executives, including OKX CEO Starr Shaw, have publicly stated that short-term incentives and aggressive token promotions can undermine confidence and reduce mass adoption.
But Binance’s backers argue that the background information reflects widespread frustration with the stock market rather than evidence of collusive wrongdoing.
A note Binance Founder CZ Responds To Controversy Over ‘Buy & Hold’ Tweet – Here’s What He Really Meant appeared for the first time Cryptonews Arabic.
