Power changes like turning over a book, CZ goes to the US for a Hongmen Banquet

Source: Liu Jiaolian

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to sentence Zhao Changpeng (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, to three years in prison and a fine of $50 million again.

Alas, what about the "plea bargain" that was agreed upon to avoid jail time after pleading guilty and accepting a fine of $4.3 billion? Isn't the United States the most "contractual spirit" beacon and moral model for mankind?

How come the U.S. Department of Justice turns its face faster than turning the pages of a book?

Jinse Chain has already said in the article "The United States swallows up Binance, Changpeng pleads guilty" on November 22, 2023 that the United States is not seeking a mere 4.3 billion US dollars, but a complete control of Binance. "Invite, behead, accept as a dog!"

The so-called "invite" is nothing more than "inviting someone into a urn". The Americans want to learn from the King of Chu, Xiang Yu, and set up a "Hongmen Banquet" for CZ, but unfortunately CZ does not have the luck of Liu Bang, the Duke of Pei.

Liu Bang asked Xiang Bo (Xiang Yu's uncle) to pass a message to Xiang Yu: After I entered the pass, I didn't dare to touch any of my property, just waiting for the king to take it all.

He Yi (CZ's partner) wrote a letter of appeal to the judge saying: When CZ led Binance, he operated in good faith and didn't dare to embezzle any of the user's assets. (He also cited FTX as a counterexample)

Liu Bang knew that what the big brother wanted was probably not just "not touching any of the property", but "taking it all".

But even so, can you save your life? No. The reason why Liu Bang saved his life was purely historical luck - if Xiang Yu had Liu Bang's decisive character, Liu Bang would have died at the Hongmen Banquet.

But Xiang Yu was born into an aristocracy after all, and there was still a trace of kindness in his heart. In a moment, he failed to make up his mind to kill Liu Bang, and eventually ended up committing suicide at the Wujiang River.

An organization is more ruthless and profit-oriented than an individual, a flesh-and-blood person. As a person with emotions, Xiang Yu let emotional disturbances disrupt rational calculations. As a whole, the United States, as a judicial system, is absolutely cold, absolutely rational, and absolutely American interests are supreme. The American Overlord will never make the same low-level mistakes as the King of Chu.

Besides, Liu Bang brought Fan Kuai to deter Xiang Yu, brought Zhang Liang to stay behind to give gifts, and sneaked away on horseback alone.

However, CZ went to the United States alone. There was no bargaining chip to deter the old Americans, no meat shield to block his guns, and no plane to sneak away from the US border. The United States did not have Xiang Yu's aristocratic temperament and contractual spirit, and was 10,000 times more rational than the benevolent King of Chu. CZ did not have the strength or luck to escape.

After the Hongmen Banquet. Fan Zeng was so angry that he smashed the jade that Xiang Yu had received, and cursed Xiang Yu for not conspiring with him. He also asserted that the person who would seize Xiang Yu's world must be Liu Bang. As for Liu Bang, he learned from Xiang Yu's words at the banquet and found out that it was Cao Wushang who betrayed him. He told Xiang Yu that he had the ambition to betray, so he killed Cao Wushang immediately after escaping. From this, we can clearly see the personalities of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. One was too kind and indecisive, and the other was rational, calculating, and decisive.

In the game that CZ attended, the personalities of the host and the guest were reversed. The host, the United States, was ruthless, while CZ, who attended the meeting, had illusions.

CZ really "thought too much of the United States" this time.

When he went to court, the bail agreement was overturned and he was not allowed to leave the country. The promise that he could return to the UAE during the bail period also became a piece of toilet paper. (See the article "Changpeng Can't Fly" on 2023.11.28)

If the person is detained, then the time and initiative will be completely handed over to the United States. The verdict originally scheduled for February has been delayed again and again, and there is still no sign of it until the end of April. The longer the time, the more conducive it is for them to collect evidence and fabricate charges. The original charges for confession and punishment are no longer mentioned, but new charges are found. No double punishment for the same crime, this is the spirit of the law, but finding new evidence and adding new charges is completely in line with the spirit of the law. The original nice-sounding "prosecution and plea bargain" was that as long as you confess and accept the punishment, you can get a lighter sentence, probably just a few months, and there will be no actual prison sentence (you will really go to jail). Now there are new charges, and it will suddenly become 3 years, and if it takes so long, there is a probability that you will have to serve an actual prison sentence. What is even more infuriating is that a large fine was added. They really treated CZ as a cash machine for human tickets.

CZ is a good man who values ​​love and friendship. He moved his family to the UAE and changed his Canadian citizenship to UAE citizenship. The customs and laws there allow polygamy. CZ did not let down his wife. He took care of wealth, status, and children.

On the other hand, Liu Bang was a man of few feelings and few loyalty. In 205 BC, Liu Bang led 560,000 coalition forces to attack Pengcheng, but was defeated by Xiang Yu's 30,000 elite troops. Liu Bang fled in a hurry in a carriage. On the way, he met Liu Bang's two children, one was Liu Ying and the other was Princess Lu Yuan. Xiahou Ying, who was with him, hurriedly rescued the children. However, the two children increased the burden on the carriage, so Liu Bang kicked the two children off the carriage with two bangs. Xiahou Ying hurriedly rescued them again, and Liu Bang kicked them off again. The history book says that "more than ten people wanted to kill the baby", which means that he rescued and kicked the baby back and forth more than a dozen times. In the end, Xiahou Ying had no choice but to let the child lie on his shoulders, hug his neck, and galloped his horse. With his superb driving skills, he successfully escaped with everyone.

History has long shown us the cruelty of the underlying laws of this world: Xiang Yu, who valued love and righteousness, committed suicide at Wujiang, and Liu Bang, who was unfeeling and unrighteous, founded the powerful Han Dynasty!

"The strength to pull mountains and the spirit to conquer the world. The time is not favorable, and the horse will not go. What can I do if the horse does not go! Yu Xi, Yu Xi, what can I do! "

There are many strange things, just blame CZ for succeeding too quickly. Since Binance was founded in 2017, it has topped the world's first crypto exchange in just one cycle (a 4-year Bitcoin cycle), and CZ has been rated as the richest crypto person by an American institution.

Since then, he has been "targeted".

Success too fast, many places can't keep up. The worst thing is that the speed of upgrading the software in his brain can't keep up. With his status and wealth, he must completely abandon the "three views" that have been instilled in him since childhood. Western democracy, freedom, law, and contract have now become heavy shackles on his mind.

He has the typical political naivety of foreigners who have not really peeked into the core of American ideology.

Even holding Bitcoin for many years has not allowed him to wash away this naivety.

Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin who has lived in the United States for many years, is obviously much more mature than CZ in recognizing the nature of power.