Скачать или смотреть The Round Trip Ep.19 – BNB and The Meme Rush

🤯 Binance Boom & Chinese Memes: The Binance ecosystem exploded as memecoins surged, with BNB hitting a new all time high of $1,300. A wave of Chinese memes like “Binance Life” and “Zhuang Bi Life” took over crypto Twitter, prompting Binance to launch the [Four.meme](http://four.meme/) platform. A new kind of FOMO emerged—“if you don’t speak Chinese, you’re missing alpha”—boosting BNB chain culture and community engagement.

👀CZ & OKX-Stories from the Past: CZ and He Yi both started at OKX. Today, Binance and OKX follow very different paths. OKX CEO Star publicly dismissed memes, sparking backlash, while CZ embraced culture and community to grow BNB’s ecosystem. Their split shaped two contrasting exchange narratives—a “what if” parallel universe.

😱 Western FOMO & Exit Anxiety: Western users felt left behind in the Chinese meme boom. By the time alpha reached them, it was already over. Limited access to BNB added friction. Many joked they were just “exit liquidity,” missing out due to language gaps and cultural lag as Chinese memes dominated timelines and charts.

🎰 High Risk, Fast Money: Forget 10% a year—crypto users chase 10% in 5 minutes. The surge of meme coins, pet coins, and in-joke tokens reflects a deeply speculative culture. For many in Web3, trading feels less like investing and more like a fast-paced, real-time gamble.

📈 Polymarket’s Breakout: Polymarket secured a $2B investment from NYSE parent company ICE, pushing prediction markets into the spotlight. Users now bet on real-world events like elections, earnings, and sports. Unlike analyst forecasts, real-money markets offer more reliable signals—turning Polymarket into a mainstream player.

Timeline:
00:00 Opening
00:35 Binance Boom & Chinese Memes
02:35 CZ & OKX-Stories from the Past
04:49 Western FOMO & Exit Anxiety
09:20 High Risk, Fast Money
10:13 Polymarket’s Breakout