Zhao Changpeng responds to the visit from The New York Times: wanted to give away free merchandise but was hinted at being "bribery," just wanted the reporter to be a "walking billboard."

Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng retweeted a post about "The New York Times reporter visiting his home in Abu Dhabi for an interview" and responded that reporter David admitted to having a skeptical attitude towards him, implying that the act of giving Binance merchandise for free was a "bribe." He stated that the merchandise was meant to make people "walking billboards," while still expressing gratitude for the report.

The original tweet released by Ram stated, "There are Binance merchandise piled up at Zhao Changpeng's doorstep, and he insisted on letting the reporter choose a gift. The reporter said he could not accept items worth more than $20, to which Zhao Changpeng jokingly replied, 'It's probably worth $19.'"