In this exclusive interview, Farokh sits down with Changpeng Zhao, known by many as "CZ", Binances founder, and former CEO. They discuss CZ's time in jail, it's hardships and lessons, his thoughts on the 2nd Trump presidency, and how he's feeling about the Crypto space in general Timestamps: 07:00 - What did you learn from your time in the memecoin trenches? 10:02 - What part of the industry excites you the most? 11:48 - Is the institutionalization of crypto dangerous to its ethos? 14:28 - Where is the rot in the industry today? 17:47 - Chat about the WSJ & Bloomberg hit pieces. 23:07 - Has your time in prison changed how you live and how you build? 28:10 - Chat on the hardships of prison, life in jail, sharing a cell with a murderer and being scared. 33:37 - What are your current thoughts on SBF? Do you have more "sympathy" for him now? 35:46 - Chat about Donald Trump and lobbying. 38:17 - Applying for a pardon 39:00 - How do you rate President Trump's presidency so far? Will the trade war end between USA & China? 41:00 What do you think of TRUMP coin? 42:10 - How is the leadership in the UAE? 44:15 - CEX vs. DEX: has the space shifted? 48:00 - The infamous group chat with other executives. 52:37 - Would CZ ever go back to leading Binance? 55:32 - Myriad Markets rapid fire prediction game! Audio Podcast = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farokhradio Farokh: https://x.com/farokh https://www.instagram.com/farokh https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farokhradio Myriad: https://myriad.markets https://x.com/MyriadMarkets https://www.instagram.com/myriadmarkets RugRadio: https://www.rug.fm https://x.com/rugradio https://linktr.ee/rugradio Fomo Hour: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour Decrypt: https://decrypt.co https://linktr.ee/decrypt.co https://x.com/decryptmedia #CZ #binance #ChangpengZhao