
Forbes estimates Zhao's net worth at a staggering $61 billion—ranking the former CEO as the world's 24th richest person.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) reportedly owns 64% of Binance Coin's (BNB) circulating supply, or roughly 94 million BNB tokens, a Forbes report revealed.
According to a forensic analysis conducted by Gray Wolf Analytics and the financial outlet, 80 million BNB tokens were allocated to the Binance founding team, and the company still controls 46 million of those original tokens.
The report also noted that Binance and CZ jointly hold 71% of the 147 million BNB in circulation. Zhao's 90% equity stake in Binance and the value of his crypto holdings have catapulted him to become the 24th richest individual on the planet, with an estimated $61 billion net worth.
Solid buying in spot Bitcoin ETFs suggests that traders anticipate a breakout to the upside over the coming days.
Traders have been eagerly waiting for Bitcoin (BTC) to break out of its range, but that has not yet happened. The longer the price remains inside the range, the greater the force needed for the breakout. A bullish sign is that the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have witnessed net inflows for 19 days in a row. This shows solid buying in anticipation of the resumption of the uptrend.
Other than Bitcoin ETFs, firms are also directly investing in Bitcoin. A June 6 S-3 filing by Nasdaq-listed medical manufacturer Semler Scientific shows that it owns 828 Bitcoin, having purchased its first lot of 581 Bitcoin on May 28. The firm said it has kept its options open to raise an additional $150 million of debt securities, primarily for general corporate purposes, including Bitcoin purchases.
In addition to the growing demand for Bitcoin ETFs, the institutions seem to be showing interest in investing in altcoins. According to a June 6 report from The Information, asset manager Franklin Templeton is considering a private fund that will expose institutional investors to altcoins.
Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range, but solid inflows into spot ETFs suggest investors anticipate an upside breakout.
Bitcoin (BTC) is trying to build upon its gains above the psychological support of $70,000. The sentiment received a boost after the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded the second highest inflows of $887 million on June 4, per Farside Investors data.
Analysts are closely watching next week’s United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. After the 0.1% drop in the CPI data on May 15, Bitcoin started a 7% rally over the following five days. 10x Research head of research, Markus Thielen, believes that if the year-on-year CPI is 3.3% or lower, it could propel Bitcoin to a new all-time high.
Fidelity Investments head of digital asset strategies Matt Horne said in a June 4 CNBC report that investors should consider a 1-5% allocation to Bitcoin. Such an investment will minimize risk even if Bitcoin were to go to zero, but it will benefit the portfolio if Bitcoin continues its uptrend.
Bitcoin and Ether may spend more time inside a range before starting a trending move.
Bitcoin (BTC) has been range-bound for several days, indicating a tussle between the bulls and the bears for supremacy. Trading firm Mosaic Asset believes that “loosening financial conditions” could boost a risk-on trade, and Bitcoin could be on the verge of a breakout to the upside.
CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju said in a post on X that Bitcoin remained near $10,000 for six months in 2020 with high on-chain activity before skyrocketing to $64,000 in 2021. A similar trend was being seen in 2024, with “$1B added daily to new whale wallets, likely custody.”
Although a breakout has eluded Bitcoin, the bulls have achieved nearly an 11% rally in May. That is the first positive close after three years of negative monthly performance in May. That gives positive momentum to the buyers to extend the bullish performance in June.
Bitcoin ETF inflows show that the investors are using the current consolidation to accumulate.
Bitcoin (BTC) remains in sideways price action, but a positive sign is that the investors have continued to buy the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Farside Investors data shows net positive inflows into the ETFs for the past 11 days.
CoinShares data shows that Bitcoin investment products saw more than $1 billion in inflows last week. Along with institutional investors, whales also seem to be accumulating Bitcoin. Glassnode analysts said in The Week On-chain report that long-term investors were “beginning to re-accumulate coins for the first time since Dec 2023.”
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission filings, more than 600 United States investment firms have invested in spot Bitcoin ETFs since January. The ETFs have bought 855,619 Bitcoin since launch, with an average of 6,200 Bitcoin per day.