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CZ donates BNB and BinanceLife tokens to fund free education, then abandons wallet to stop meme-coin speculation

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16 Aug 2026
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CZ donates BNB and BinanceLife tokens to fund free education, then abandons wallet to stop meme-coin speculation

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), former Binance CEO, is donating all BNB and BinanceLife tokens from a public wallet to Giggle Academy, a nonprofit offering free education. After the transfer, CZ will abandon the wallet, turning it into a burn address to prevent meme-coin airdrop speculation. Giggle Academy, which has educated over a million students, will convert these tokens to BNB monthly to fund its operations. This move supports education funding while reducing speculative activity linked to CZ's wallet.

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