CZ: The chat screenshots regarding his attempt to contact Pauly are forged.

on November 1, Binance co-founder CZ stated that a widely circulated screenshot purporting to show him attempting to contact Pauly is fabricated, and he is unable to verify other related claims.

CZ cited a post by X user TuanX questioning whether the Binance hack was ever predicted in advance. The post mentioned several unverified predictions and a chat screenshot allegedly showing CZ inquiring about and attempting to reach Pauly. CZ noted that screenshots and videos can easily be forged and expressed skepticism regarding claims of such predictive abilities.