- CZ will abandon a public wallet after unsolicited meme coins made its BNB balance difficult to track.
- He plans to donate the wallet’s remaining BNB and 币安人生 tokens to Giggle Academy before retiring the address.
- Token burns triggered speculation, with one unofficial token surging from $40,000 to $30 million in market value.
Changpeng Zhao said he will stop using a public wallet after donating its BNB and 币安人生 tokens to Giggle Academy. The Binance founder made the decision after unsolicited meme coins crowded the wallet and his attempts to remove them triggered speculation. He said blockchain transparency made every wallet interaction open to community interpretation.
CZ Plans to Retire the Wallet
Zhao said he was testing Trust Wallet when he noticed the growing number of meme coins. The tokens made it difficult to locate his BNB balance. He tried burning some unwanted tokens, but the action created further community discussion.
According to Zhao, more meme coins arrived whenever he burned existing ones. He also considered asking Trust Wallet to add an “Ignore Coin” feature. However, he said such a feature would benefit only a small portion of users.
Zhao then outlined a different solution for the wallet. He plans to send its BNB and 币安人生 tokens to Giggle Academy. Afterward, he said he will stop using the address entirely. He described the wallet as effectively becoming a burn address.
Token Burns Trigger Market Activity
The wallet activity also drew attention from Lookonchain analysts. They reported that Zhao burned 4,444 tokens from each of two third-party projects. One of those assets was an unofficial clone, according to the provided information.
Speculators nevertheless interpreted the transaction as an on-chain signal. The clone’s market capitalization reportedly jumped from $40,000 to $30 million. Its price also rose more than 30,000% during the move.
Meanwhile, the legitimate version traded on Binance Alpha remained stable. The sharp move later reversed as the clone’s market capitalization fell to $5.26 million.
Zhao Cites Blockchain Transparency
Zhao compared the reaction with earlier crypto events involving prominent wallet activity. He said community members repeatedly try to interpret what his transactions mean. The situation also recalled the 2021 Shiba Inu episode involving Vitalik Buterin. Buterin burned SHIB tokens that project creators had sent to his wallet.
In Zhao’s case, token creators reportedly sent spam assets to his address while using his identity. The resulting transactions then attracted further attention from traders and community members.
Zhao said he could not permanently clean the wallet because new tokens would continue arriving. Therefore, he plans to donate the remaining BNB and 币安人生 tokens before abandoning the address.
