CZ says YZi Labs’ crypto winter bets may outperform

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said on Sept. 4 that YZi Labs’ recent investments could become some of the firm’s best performers because it deployed capital during a broad crypto market downturn. Summary CZ says YZi Labs investments made during recent market weakness could become top performers eventually. YZi Labs manages more than $10 billion and invests across Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology ventures. RoboForce secured $52 million while AEON raised $8 million in separate rounds led by YZi Labs recently. Predict.fun received follow-on funding alongside Susquehanna Crypto after reporting $1.8 billion in cumulative trading volume. TermMax received an undisclosed investment after joining EASY Residency, taking total funding above $8 million overall. “I strongly believe the YZi Labs investments over the last few months will be some of the best performing because those investments were done during the depth of the crypto winter,” Zhao wrote. The statement is Zhao’s opinion, not a verified performance result. Neither Zhao nor YZi Labs published acquisition prices, current valuations or investment returns supporting the prediction. Publicly verified YZi Labs investm...