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Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced that his long-awaited memory will be released in late February or early March. He promised to reveal details that he could not share during meet him Last at the Davos Forum .
“There is nothing to hide. More details in the next book,” wrote CZ To X on January 25, confirming a release window of between four and six weeks.
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Self-published in two languages
The 300-page memoir, covering about 97,000 words, will be self-published simultaneously in English and Chinese. CZ explained that the decision to ditch traditional publishers was driven by timing concerns.
“It takes a long time to get through the publisher, although they probably help a lot with distribution,” he said.
All proceeds from the book will go to charity. “I’m not trying to make money off the book,” CZ added.
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The Chinese title teases MeQueen’s disclaimer
In a post dated January 8, a statement CZ is considering calling the Chinese version “宿安人生” (which roughly means “Binance Life” or “Life with Binance”), while the English title is unspecified and will likely be completely different.
Since CZ was remarkably aware of the Mycoin currency system’s tendency to encode slogans, it proactively addressed the issue.
“To be completely clear, and to make this public so that it becomes impossible to ‘filter’… this has nothing to do with any memes or lists. But I embrace the meme culture. I love that meme/word. It’s stuck with me,” he wrote.
He explicitly states that he does not have a “宿安人生” meme and has no intention of doing so, while he reserves the right to change his nickname at the last minute.
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From 114,000 words to the final edition
The memories of CZ are in operation from at least March 2025, when revealed for the first time He wrote a draft of 114,000 words. At the time, he noted that the project took “much longer” than expected and would require “three times more effort” to rewrite.
During this period, CZ also hinted that the book would explore controversial industry events. One topic is the possible connection between FTX and the May 2022 Earth/Moon collapse.
“I thought about it while writing this section of the book… I didn’t want to speculate; there were rumors, but I didn’t see any conclusive evidence,” he wrote in March 2025.
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The final version appears to have been condensed to 97,000 words in 300 pages after months of editing.
Prison details included
When a follower asked him if the diary contained details of his imprisonment, CZ confirmed: “Yes, it’s all there.”
Zhao pleaded guilty at the end of 2023 to violating US anti-money laundering regulations and resigned as CEO of Binance. spent Prison for four months In the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc I, he was released in September 2024. In October 2025, he received Presidential pardon From Donald Trump.
Since his release, CZ has largely avoided commenting on Binance’s operations, focusing instead on philanthropy, educational initiatives, and now a memoir that promises a full first-hand account of his journey before, during and after building the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
