# "I Built The World's Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Then Lost Everything... So I Told The Truth" | CZ

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Podcast: [The Wolf Of All Streets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wolf-of-all-streets-1215618)
Published: 2026-04-26T13:03:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/MANA9162538874.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2602

## Resource

"I didn't want to play dominoes with the other inmates so I wrote a book." CZ sits down with Scott Melker for his most personal interview yet, revealing the full story behind Freedom of Money — written in federal prison with just 15 minutes a day on a shared computer. From growing up with a dirt floor in rural China to building the world's largest crypto exchange in five months, CZ opens up about choosing prison over hiding, receiving a presidential pardon from Trump, and why he's never been more optimistic about Bitcoin's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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