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Changpeng Zhao<\/a>, founder and former CEO of Binance<\/a>, has pushed back against a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ)<\/em> article that claims he is acting as a “fixer” for World Liberty Financial (WLFI)<\/a>, a DeFi venture linked to the Donald Trump<\/a> family.<\/p>\n

The WSJ report<\/a> alleged that Zhao facilitated international introductions for WLFI, including engagements in countries like Pakistan.<\/p>\n

However, in a May 23\u00a0post<\/a> on X, Zhao\u00a0<\/span>stated that the article was misleading and accused the publication of intentionally distorting facts to fit a narrative.<\/p>\n

‘Fixer' allegations<\/h2>\n

The former Binance executive addressed the report's suggestion that he arranged introductions between Bilal Bin Saqib, head of the Pakistan Crypto Council, and WLFI.<\/p>\n

The article indicated that this connection led to Saqib's appointment as an advisor<\/a> to the group and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistani government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Zhao rejected the alleged connections, saying:<\/p>\n

“I am not a fixer for anyone. I did NOT ‘connect Mr. Saqib with the WLF team.' They had known each other way back, whereas I only met with Mr. Saqib for the first time in Pakistan. I did NOT make any ‘introductions for World Liberty\u2019s foreign travels.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The former Binance CEO also dismissed claims that he had a role in organizing WLFI's foreign visits, adding that the report was built on false premises. He noted:<\/p>\n

“If you get a couple of factual errors wrong, it\u2019s possible to fix. When you make up a story with negative intentions to begin with, there is no way to fix the ‘inaccuracies.' It\u2019s the entire story.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Binance's Zhao vs WSJ<\/h2>\n

This marks the latest dispute between Zhao and WSJ over what he claims are misleading reports about him.<\/p>\n

In April, Zhao dismissed <\/a>claims that he had agreed to cooperate against Justin Sun as part of a plea deal with US authorities. He also denied prior reports suggesting that President Trump<\/a> had sought an investment in Binance.<\/p>\n

Considering this, the Binance founder likened WSJ's reporting approach to Cunningham's Law, which says that the best way to get the correct answer is to post the wrong one.<\/p>\n

But Zhao lampooned the traditional media house, saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“WSJ instead of doing journalism, has pretty much resorted to Cunningham\u2019s Law, with negative intentions…This is NOT how journalism should work.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also concluded that the WSJ<\/em> stories are\u00a0being used by anti-crypto interests to undermine the industry, its global leaders, and pro-crypto movements in the US.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

“WSJ is just the mouthpiece. There are forces in the US that want to hinder efforts in making the US the capital of crypto.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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