YZi Labs, a private investment company spun off from Binance in 2025, is controlled by Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and his inner circle. The company is considering opening up to external investors, diverging from its private ownership model. CZ directed a $10 billion investment in 2018, focusing on crypto projects like Polygon and PancakeSwap. The company has expanded beyond crypto into AI and DePINs, but remains closed to external investors for now.

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