CZ Talks About Jail Stories: Invited to Join an Asian Gang On February 10, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared during an interview on the All-In Podcast that when he first entered prison, the guards directly warned him that he might need protection and even suggested he join a Pacific Islander group, which left him puzzled. He later learned that prisons are managed by grouping people based on ethnicity to reduce conflicts; if disputes arise between groups, representatives from each group would step in to mediate. CZ also mentioned that he was welcomed by a mixed-race cellmate named Chino to join a 'car' (prison slang for an ethnic group), but at first, he didn’t understand these rules and was confused about whether it meant joining a gang. Source: All-In Podcast