A tweet from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has kicked off major speculation after he replied to a post about a mysterious founder who allegedly misused Binance’s ecosystem.
The post, originally from Vito, the founder of MetaEra and ND Labs, claimed a founder gained fame through Binance, launched an overhyped project on Solana, failed, and returned to Binance Chain begging for support. Vito ended the story by calling it “purely fictional,” attempting at sarcasm. CZ replied with his own “fictional” tale.
“There are also former employees who were fired by Binance for insider trading, who claimed to be the founder or CXO of something a few years later,” CZ wrote. He added, “Binance has never had any other C-Os except the CEO, CTO, CMO, CCO, CFO, and COO.” He also tagged his post with, “The above story is purely fictional, please do not take it personally.”
Despite the disclaimer, the crypto community on X quickly jumped to conclusions. Many began pointing fingers at Dingaling, an NFT whale and the founder of BoopFun, the project behind the BOOP token. Some users even posted his profile under CZ’s comment, tagging him and asking if he was the insider CZ meant as it clearly states on his profile that his “ex-Binance CRO.”
Talking about the timing, Binance had just listed the BOOP token today and even announced a BOOP airdrop for users in the Binance Alpha and Wallet ecosystem. This came shortly after the project launched with attention on Solana and then shifted focus back to Binance. The timing made the connection seem suspicious to some users.
Although CZ and Vito both claimed their stories were fictional, the online reaction suggests many believe otherwise. No names were mentioned in either post, and Dingaling has also not made any public statement as of the time of writing.
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