CZ memoir revives feud with OKX founder Star Xu over contract forgery, Huobi arrest

CZ’s new memoir reignited his long-running feud with OKX founder Star Xu, who called the Binance founder a liar in posts on X.

Update (April 8, 2026, 6:21 am UTC): This article has been updated to include a comment from a spokesperson for CZ.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s new memoir has reignited a long-standing feud with OKX founder Star Xu, who accused the Binance founder and former chief of lying about their shared history and past disputes.

In ”Freedom of Money,” released Wednesday, CZ revisits a contract dispute at OKX Coin and claims rivals sought to undermine him with “fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD),” portraying him as an inept chief technical officer.

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