Strive CEO Matt Cole and Binance's CZ defend Bitcoin as BTC trades near $62,600
Matt Cole of Strive and former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pushed back against claims that Bitcoin is "dead" on Monday, with BTC trading around $62,600 and still roughly 50% below its October 2025 high above $126,000. Strive said it added 32 BTC for about $2.1 million at an average of roughly $63,911 per coin, while a Bernstein note tied weaker crypto flows to capital rotating into AI.