CZ loudly warns, "Don't blindly buy the same-named meme appearing in my tweets," as there's a high chance of losing money!

2026-01-13 08:00:30

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CZ emphasizes in a post that the meme coins or related terms he mentioned are “not investment advice.” If you follow his tweets to blindly buy meme coins, the outcome might not be very good.
(Background recap: A trader on the BNB chain bought “I’m coming” which skyrocketed 1720 times! From 85 to over $140,000)
(Additional context: Three different stories of CZ: Binance’s Zhao Changpeng, Prince Group’s Chen Zhi, Manus CZ Chen)

Is the “meme coin cycle” returning in early 2026? After days of on-chain meme coin hype on BNB, CZ, the big brother who supports the meme ecosystem, stepped in at this moment to help cool things down.

Today, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) posted on X, saying,

I am not against meme coins, and I like memes.

But if you are going to ape into every meme coin people create based on my random tweets, you are almost guaranteed to lose money.

I just tweet as I do, with stupid not-so-funny jokes, not thinking about memes (most of the time).

I am not against meme coins, and I like memes.

But if you are going to ape into every meme coin people create based on my random tweets, you are almost guaranteed to lose money.

I just tweet as I do, with stupid not-so-funny jokes, not thinking about memes (most of the time).

— CZ 🔶 BNB ###@cz_binance( January 13, 2026

)Whale retreat and contract indicators cool down simultaneously

After entering 2026, the total market cap of on-chain meme coins increased by about $10 billion. This may indicate the beginning of “capital rotation” starting from large meme coins.

On a macro level, in 2026, the SEC moved digital assets out of the priority risk list. Many market participants believe this supported the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, institutional buying focused on mainstream assets and RWA, with capital not flowing into highly volatile meme coins. Regulatory easing brings capital seeking certain returns rather than endless pursuit of speculative targets.

Combining on-chain dynamics and policy signals, the market shows a “narrative warming, capital cooling” divergence. If retail investors only rely on Twitter posts or exchange listings to enter, risks significantly increase. Observers recommend continuously tracking whale wallets and open interest changes to identify genuine buying activity.

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