Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Recounts Prison Hardships: ‘I Was Scared, My Cellmate Had A Sentence For Murdering Two Guys At Once’
Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, has offered his first detailed account of his prison experience, describing the mental and emotional strain, the fear he felt upon arrival and the realities of being confined with violent offenders.
What Happened: “I would not wish that experience on anyone,” he said in an interview on Farouk Radio at the Token 2049 conference, reflecting on his incarceration following Binance’s settlement with U.S. authorities.
He recalled being placed in a low-security U.S. prison alongside violent offenders.
“My celly has a 30-year sentence for murdering two guys at once,” he said. “I was scared… the minute you walk in, there are guys with tattoos, big, buffy guys, face tattoos, head tattoos. It’s not fun.”
Although Zhao had expected to serve in a minimum-security facility due to the non-violent nature of his offense, his non-U.S. citizenship placed him in a harsher environment.
“Once you’re in prison, the prison guys don’t care who you are,” he said. “They treat you like anyone …
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