Binance CEO says support for free speech is reason he invested in Twitter


FILE PHOTO Zhao Changpeng founder and chief executive officer of Binance attends a conference at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris France June 16 2022. REUTERSBenoit TessierFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends a conference at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, said he was "extremely supportive" of freedom of speech and that was the main reason why his company decided to invest $500 million into Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter Inc.

Binance's Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, who is an active Twitter user with over 7 million followers, said there were "very strong reasons" why he invested in the platform.

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