Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao asked Elon Musk to stop “trolling” after a $6.3 billion hack, pointing to Binance’s $1 billion-plus SpaceX stake.
'Bad time to troll': Binance co-founder Zhao asks Musk for support after hack
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