CZ deny Forbes $110B valuation after dem list am richer pass Bill Gates

Forbes put Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) for about $110–111 billion, ranking am 17th for the world and above Bill Gates, by saying Binance fit value near $100 billion and assuming CZ own roughly 90% of the exchange plus big BNB and BTC holdings (Forbes mention ~1,400 BTC). CZ publicly reject the number for X, call the list a “guess a number,” and say the 2026 crypto price falls, Binance no-show revenue and opaque private-market valuation methods make Forbes estimate unreliable. Bloomberg index and Forbes own real-time tracker give lower same-time estimates (~$52B and ~$78.8B), showing big valuation divergence. Forbes note Binance market share (~38%) to justify high implied valuation but admit regulatory and market headwinds. For traders: this quarrel show published billionaire rankings fit draw attention—and short-term volatility—around Binance-related assets (BNB, BTC and wider exchange sentiment). Key trading takeaways: Forbes snapshot method fit materially inflate crypto-linked net-worth estimates; CZ net worth dey highly sensitive to BNB and BTC prices and to assumptions about Binance private valuation; public disputes about valuation often attract media coverage and fit increase short-term liquidity flows and price swings in BNB and related markets.