{"id":14195,"date":"2023-11-24T08:29:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=14195"},"modified":"2023-11-24T08:29:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:29:22","slug":"changpeng-zhaos-x-account-was-briefly-hidden-following-binance-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=14195","title":{"rendered":"Changpeng Zhao&#8217;s X account was briefly hidden following Binance resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao briefly had his social media profile restricted on X after stepping down from his executive position.<\/p>\n<p>For a short amount of time on Nov. 23, attempts to access Zhao\u2019s X profile returned a standard restricted account message, which read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaution: This account is temporarily restricted. You\u2019re seeing this warning because they may have potentially violated the X Rules. Do you still want to view it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It does not appear that X ever fully blocked access to Zhao\u2019s profile, and as of 10:00 p.m. UTC on Nov. 23, his account was fully public once again.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao said that he believed that his account was restricted because he changed his profile name. Archived versions of Zhao\u2019s profile suggest that he changed the profile name from \u201cCZ Binance\u201d to \u201cCZ BNB,\u201d reflecting his resignation as Binance CEO.<\/p>\n<p>That change also reflects Zhao\u2019s continued investment in the BNB token. His profile bio now describes him as the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, as well as a \u201cholder of BNB and BTC.\u201d Despite Zhao\u2019s investment in BNB, he has downplayed his involvement in BNB, writing that the token \u201cdoesn\u2019t need a CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zhao additionally addressed X owner Elon Musk, stating that X\u2019s \u201cbot detection [algorithm] needs some work\u201d as the incident shows that anti-bot measures at times target humans instead of bots. Incidentally, Binance and Zhao contributed $500 million to Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter in 2022 before Zhao briefly became a victim of the social media platform\u2019s controversial policies this week.<\/p>\n<h2>Zhao faces criminal charges, sentencing<\/h2>\n<p>Binance reached multi-billion dollar settlements with U.S. agencies and admitted to criminal allegations starting on Nov. 21, ending ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside those corporate charges, Zhao personally pleaded guilty and is now on bail after a $175 million bond payment; prosecutors now aim to stop him from leaving the U.S. before he is sentenced in February 2024. Zhao also stepped down from his position at Binance following those charges, as reported previously.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao\u2019s involvement with Binance will also be restricted during the firm\u2019s three-year monitorship, according to The New York Times. However, authorities have not described any specific terms limiting his public activities or social media presence.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/changpeng-zhaos-x-account-was-briefly-hidden-following-binance-resignation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao briefly had his social media profile restricted on X after stepping down from his executive position. For a short amount of time on Nov. 23, attempts to access Zhao\u2019s X profile returned a standard restricted account message, which read: \u201cCaution: This account is temporarily restricted. You\u2019re seeing this warning because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethereum-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14197,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195\/revisions\/14197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}