Memecoin launchpad Boop.fun’s founder is facing scrutiny after former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s post questions his credentials.
Memecoin launchpad Boop.fun is under fire as new posts from former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao raise questions about the credentials of its founder. On Monday, May 5, CZ publicly stated that Binance never had a Chief Revenue Officer position, a title Boop.fun’s founder claims to have held.
In response to a new project that launched on Solana and later moved to BNB Chain, CZ referenced a former Binance employee who was fired for insider trading. He noted that this individual falsely claimed to have held an executive position that never existed.
“There are also former employees who were fired by Binance for insider trading, who claimed to be the founder or CXO of something a few years later. Binance has never had any other C-Os except the CEO, CTO, CMO, CCO, CFO, and COO,” CZ of Binance.
CZ questions Boop.fun’s credentials
Several users pointed to Dingaling on X as the potential employee CZ was referring to. In his X bio, Dingaling claims he was both be both the former Binance Chief Revenue Officer and a founder of the DEX PancakeSwap. The CRO position, according to CZ, never existed on Binance.
Although Binance’s former CEO did not reveal whether or not he was talking about Dingaling, his post still contradicts his supposed credentials. Instead, Dingaling appears to be an NFT investor turned social media influencer.
According to a report by NFT Ethics in November of 2022, Dingaling’s real name is Dinghua Ziao, an Australian man of Chinese origin. According to the published information, he is an NFT investor, and one of the earliest investors in the game.
At the time, he owned more than 100 Bored Apes and 70 Azuki NFTs, and was one of the early investors in CryptoKittens. These projects were which were some of the biggest NFTs at the time.
Despite the questions about Ziao’s credentials, boop.fun’s token is currently listed on Binance Alpha launchpad.
