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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Binance boss says no one can be protected from a ‘bad player’

Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao (pictured) did not refer to the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, in his comments. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

The head of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has said after the collapse of rival FTX that no one can be protected from a “bad player” and announced plans for an industry ‘‘recovery fund” for struggling crypto firms.

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and chief executive of Binance, said it was not “100%” the responsibility of watchdogs to protect consumers and the crypto sector had to play its own part. However, he said preventing a rogue figure from evading regulators was difficult.

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