binance/?utm_source=CVJ.Ai&utm_medium=glossary&utm_id=CVJ.AI" target="_blank">Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao opens up about his four-month prison stint, describing it as ‘scary’ and life-changing. The experience reshaped his priorities, placing health and family above work. Zhao also reflects on his softened stance toward FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried.
- CZ bonded with inmates including a double-murder convict during his four-month sentence at a low-security facility.
- The Binance founder claims prison staff monitored him closely but says inmates treated him normally despite his crypto fame.
- Zhao's prison experience softened his stance on FTX's Bankman-Fried, though he still believes 'bad behavior needs to stop.'
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