The accelerating growth in Binance founder CZ’s X following is drawing attention as a possible leading signal of a Bitcoin upcycle.
Public records show that previous surges in CZ’s followers coincided with Bitcoin’s bull market from late 2020 to early 2021. In September 2023, his follower count stood at about 8.6 million, ahead of Bitcoin’s 2024–2025 rally that began afterward. In 2025, CZ himself said that his following had grown from 9 million to 10 million during a bear market.
His following rose from 11.74 million in early July this year to about 12.7 million now—an increase of roughly 1 million in two months. Because this growth has occurred while Bitcoin remains in the $78,000 range, about 37% below last October’s peak, it may be interpreted as an “early-cycle” signal that market interest is recovering ahead of prices.