‘Nothing Is Cooking’: CZ Roasts Crypto Founder Over Misused Selfie

A crypto founder’s recent attempt to use a selfie with Binance’s Changpeng Zhao for what appears to be a misleading promotional stunt.

In a now-deleted social media post, 5ireChain founder Pratik Gauri wrote “What’s cooking?” next to a selfie with CZ. Notably, the caption was accompanied by a handshake emoji in an apparent attempt to imply that there was some sort of behind-the-scenes development involving the former Binance CEO.

This is exactly how NOT to use a selfie with me.

Nothing is cooking. Didn’t even have a chat. Just a selfie at an event. 😂

— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) December 18, 2024

CZ was quick to clarify that he has absolutely nothing to do with Gauri, explaining that this was simply a random selfie at an event. In fact, two did not even have a chat.

“This is exactly how NOT to use a selfie with me,” he stressed.

In a follow-up post, CZ said that one should be “alarmed” if a person or a project misuses a selfie for promotional purposes. “Posting selfies when I meet someone I like/admire is normal. But I would never use that to promote my project, unless with explicit permission,” he added.

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