Binance founder Changpeng ZhaoKnown under the name of “CZ”, sparked a frenzy of memes currency and a subsequent reaction in the cryptographic community after sharing a story and photos of his dog, a Belgian Malinois named Broccoli.
While CZ explicitly declared He did not create a piece of memes himself, the post encouraged the launch of hundreds of tokens bearing the name of the dog on the BNB chain BSC / USD.
What happened: in his tweetCZ explained that he had chosen the name “Broccoli” because he begins with “B”, has a “green in” and has a “sound in block, as in blockiichain”.
“I can’t get away from the crypto, haha,” he added.
The resulting proliferation of memes parts on the theme of “broccoli” on BSC has aroused immediate criticism of certain corpto twitter corners.
Twitter’s cryptographic scene reacted with a mixture of excitement, skepticism and pure and simple cynicism.
Some traders saw it as another “BNB pump” orchestrated by CZ, while others joked that “samecoin supercasin wars” had officially started between the BNB channel and Solara SOL / USD.
“Why stay on Solana when the BNB channel is pumped by CZ, undoubtedly the influencer of the most popular cryptography?” Asked a user, highlighting the competitive landscape of speculative tokens.
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Others were less amused, some traders accusing all the space to run on recycled media cycles.
“Each new project today is either a memecoin carpet or a bukkake VC which between 90% via VC”, an article read.
The reaction means increasing frustration with the rapid and often short -lived nature of new trends in the memes, in particular those linked to high -level figures in the industry.
Despite the controversy, the BNB foundation alluded to potential incentives for chips on the theme of broccoli, suggesting that the most efficient coins on the BNB channel could receive liquidity support or other rewards. Although the details remain vague, the possibility of incentives supported by the Foundation has only provided additional speculation.
The CZ position is the last of an increasing trend where comments disabled by important figures lead to immediate financial speculation, often triggering a cascade of coins.
Why is it important: Similar events have taken place before, with tokens created around everything, from the dog of Elon Musk to the treble of absurd celebrities.
Despite the counterpoup, CZ alluded to potential support for “broccoli” memes, declaring that “the BNB Foundation can provide rewards for the best memes of the BNB channel, providing LP support or other awards. Details are still being discussed. More to come.
In particular, Zhao was released from a four -month prison sentence For anti-money laundering violations in September of last year.
He was imprisoned for his role in the failure to establish a fight against money laundering (AML) (AML) (AML) Cryptocurrency exchange program.
He has since moved his goal to educational initiatives, founding Laughter Academywhich aims to educate young people on Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
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