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<p>Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, has refuted claims by some crypto traders suggesting that he has been selling off the bitcoin holdings in exchange for BNB in a bid to cushion the latter’s freefall.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://crypto.news/bill-to-dismiss-sec-chairman-gary-gensler-gains-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Gary Gensler</a>-led United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, literally <a href="https://crypto.news/bitcoin-global-crypto-market-falls-sec-binance-coinbase-weekly-recap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">tumbled</a> the markets, with bitcoin and altcoins experiencing significant price declines.</p>
<p>Just like every other crypto asset on the market, the price of Binance’s native BNB token dipped firmly, hitting a low of $220 on June 12. However, the asset has somehow managed to regain its bullish momentum, reaching a high of $252.8 on June 14.</p>
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<p>Recall that on June 13, crypto traders with the Twitter handles @52kskew and @JW100x attributed BNB’s resurgence to Binance’s massive dumping of bitcoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/bitcoin-price/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) on the market in exchange for the former.</p>
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   <p>Binance and CZ have been selling spot Bitcoin at an alarming rate, to defend the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BNB&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$BNB</a> $220 liquidation waterfall<br><br>As spot Bitcoin is sold off, BNB is purchased, which defends the $220 liquidation but also caps the upside potential of Bitcoin<br><br>It is a total house of cards <a href="https://t.co/ils8nsQiXd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/ils8nsQiXd</a></p>— JW (@JW100x) <a href="https://twitter.com/JW100x/status/1668651294502821891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">June 13, 2023</a>
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<p>@52kskew tweeted: “Can confirm this is true. Looks like BTC is being sold off for USDT reserves. USDT reserves are being pumped into BNB aggressively since 27th May BNB is being sold off for BUSD to suppress volatility in BTC. BUSD is pumped into BTC to suppress downside volatility.”</p>
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<p>However, CZ has refuted the above claims, describing them as mere FUD.</p>
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   <p>4. Binance have not sold BTC or BNB. We even still have a bag of FTT.<br><br>It is amazing they can know exactly who sold based on just a price chart involving millions of traders. FUD. 🤷‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/M3MUH2bFRE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/M3MUH2bFRE</a></p>— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) <a href="https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1668735411705765893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">June 13, 2023</a>
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<p>At the time of writing, BNB is exchanging hands for $248.12, representing a 5.5% increase in the last 24 hours. BNB has a market capitalization of $38,691,969,96, making it the world’s 4th-largest crypto, according to CoinGecko.</p>
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