“I don’t hold a grudge or anything, do I? I just want to help grow crypto everywhere in the world, and to do that we need to help grow crypto in America.”
The Canadian citizen said he will not participate at any level in American politics, despite his industry’s growing reputation for political campaigning and influence. But he supports America’s goal of being the crypto capital of the world, and he sat down for the interview during a trip to Washington.
In the meantime, he has focused on the early backing of “very impactful businesses that may not be highly profitable businesses.” So far, his experience in criminal justice has not been a hindrance to these matters.
“I had guys apologize to me that they had a misunderstanding before,” CZ recalled. “They said, ‘Well, I thought there was some financial fraud’.”
If anything, he said, it has been helpful.
“Sometimes that actually works as a plus,” he said. “It kind of builds your character that you went through this really difficult time and this unfair time and you were tested and you were scrutinized, but they didn’t really find any real problems. Well, there was a violation of the BSA, which I don’t dispute, but there’s no fraud.”
