Author: Nicky, Foresight News
Original Title: Changpeng Zhao Targeted by Gray Market Operations
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently encountered "trouble" again.
In a photo on the X platform, CZ stands in front of an event backdrop alongside a user who claims to be a "long-term supporter of BNB." However, CZ quickly noticed something unusual—he never owned that blue-purple shirt, the backdrop does not exist, and the resolution of the characters is inconsistent, clearly indicating splicing and editing. Additionally, another photoshopped image was originally a group photo of CZ and Aster CEO Leonard.
What’s even more intriguing is that this account, with 863,000 followers, had already blocked CZ.
On February 4, CZ publicly dissected the details of the image and pointed out that the account's historical trajectory shows obvious discontinuities: early content had almost nothing to do with cryptocurrency, but later shifted to focus on BNB activities, with an unnatural transition in identity. In his view, such long-standing accounts built on forged materials are not just pranks but more like premeditated image manipulation.
CZ stated that he does not know the account holder and does not remember when he blocked them, but it now seems like the right move. Regarding the previously circulated so-called "lawyer's letter," he initially thought the forgery was too obvious to require clarification, but he noticed some media outlets still reposted and reported on the images. He warned that if even obvious PS or AI-generated content cannot be discerned, one may ultimately pay the price for it.
Meanwhile, some bloggers in the Chinese community have also discovered that a large number of accounts in the English-speaking region, with names or nicknames containing Chinese characters and "
