Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, caused a stir in the crypto community by revealing his dog’s name.
The former Binance
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CEO casually mentioned his pet on X, which quickly sparked speculation among traders looking to cash in on a meme coin trend.
CZ acknowledged the frenzy, questioning how meme coins form and whether an “official” version even matters. His post led to traders rushing to guess the dog’s name, with various tokens—like CLEO, BROWNIE, and PERRY—appearing on BNB
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Chain and reaching multi-million-dollar valuations before the big reveal.
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On February 13, CZ shared his dog’s name, Broccoli. He explained that he wanted something that started with ‘B’ and had a green theme. He said:
I wanted a name that starts with ‘B’ and has some green in it, so I named him Broccoli.
He also joked that it sounded like “blockiichain”, tying it back to crypto. He said, “It also has a blocky sound, as in ‘blockiichain’. Can’t get away from crypto”.
CZ’s announcement led to the launch of Broccoli-themed tokens. Many of these were created using Four.meme, a meme coin launchpad similar to Solana’s
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Pump.fun.
One version of the BROCCOLI token on BNB Chain briefly hit a $400 million market cap before dropping to around $74 million. In the first two hours, it generated over $220 million in trading volume, with at least 11 wallets making over $1 million in profit.
Despite the frenzy, CZ made it clear that he is not backing any of these tokens. He noted:
I am NOT issuing a meme coin. I am just posting a photo of my dog and his name, as some of your requested.
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