CZ: The Crypto Industry Has Survived the Harsh Winter, Fundamentals Are Healthy

Binance founder CZ attended Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong and gave an exclusive interview, stating that Hong Kong is a "sandbox" for China to explore digital currency and financial innovation, making it suitable for the development of Web3. He believes that Hong Kong needs to continue experimenting with financial innovation to maintain its leading position in Asian finance. CZ is particularly optimistic about RWA tokenization, believing that asset tokenization can overcome time zone and cross-border limitations, connecting global investors and improving liquidity in small and medium-sized markets. CZ pointed out that Hong Kong needs to expand regulatory freedom, as the current market faces the issue of "either no regulation or overly strict regulation," and a balance must be found between risk control and innovation space. Regarding global regulatory progress, CZ believes that the UAE is leading, the U.S. has made significant advancements in stablecoin and trading platform regulations, Japan has a positive attitude, Hong Kong is progressing rapidly, while Singapore is relatively conservative. He stated that the crypto industry has survived the harshest winter, with healthy fundamentals; decentralized trading platforms have matured in technology and user awareness after eight years of development. If global regulatory policies continue to loosen, the industry will experience a greater explosion. When discussing the AI industry, CZ believes that Hong Kong is not a base for the internet and AI industries, but the combination of AI and cryptocurrency will become an irreversible trend, with billions of AI agents likely to use stablecoins for transactions in the future.