Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao believes that even with the market’s recent plunge, crypto is alive and well. He is still bullish on the beginning of a long-awaited “super cycle.”
Binance Founder CZ Opens Up On His ‘Super Cycle’ Prediction
During a recent interview, Binance’s CZ was questioned about the comments he made four months ago that stated 2026 could be a crypto super cycle. Bitcoin is having trouble finding any rhythm, and is still in the $60,000-$64,000 range, the interviewer said. She added that “things are not looking good from where we sit today.”
The Binance founder demurred by stepping away from any specific market predictions. “I think even when I said it, I probably said I could not predict the future,” he said. When pressed further, he added, “I try to avoid prediction questions regardless.”
Might be late…
I can’t predict anything. 😂 https://t.co/Q6EjgR3VzL
— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) June 13, 2026
While the BTC price had surged toward $80,000 recently, the interviewer said it has been brought back down to roughly $60,000, joking that “we’ll call this a winter.” CZ admitted the current weakness but counterattacked the general concerns about industry.
“But will crypto die? Absolutely not,” CZ said. The Binance founder added, “Crypto will continue to grow. So I think the super cycle will come. I’m not sure when it will come.”
The interview clip was then posted on the social media platform X, where it seemed CZ took the shot at the earlier prediction. He sarcastically wrote, “Might be late… I can’t predict anything.”
Crypto Market Remains Volatile
The Binance founder’s remarks coincide with the overall volatile nature of the crypto market. Bitcoin has been struggling to hold above $64,000 in the last few trading sessions amid the macroeconomic concerns.
Bitcoin is entering a critical technical level, said crypto analyst Ted Pillows. He wrote in a post on X today that “BTC is right at its short-term resistance zone.”
Pillows also connected the dots between Bitcoin’s next potential move and developments involving US president Donald Trump and Iran. “Trump is saying that a peace deal will be signed tomorrow,” the analyst wrote. Pillows added, “If that actually happens, Bitcoin will finally see a pump after weeks of downtrend.”
Earlier in the day, the BTC price rallied back up from the $63,500 area and remained close to $64,000.