Binance founder @cz_binance sat down with our founder Michael Santos on education, redemption, and what prison should be. 👇
Thank you to CZ for believing in this work — and to @PrisonProf_BNB for helping us give free education to people inside.
As I travel to Arizona to make presentations inside federal prisons, I’m encouraged by the continued growth of Prison Professors:
• 8,762 participant profiles created
• 16,555,585 words published
• 82,879 points earned
What do those numbers mean?
They represent thousands of people using time in prison to learn, document their progress, develop skills, and prepare for success upon release.
Build 'n Build.
We’re driving toward our next milestones:
• More than 10,000 participants
• More than 20 million words published
• More than 100,000 points earned
That’s why I’m beginning another tour of prisons across several states. It’s also why we’re launching a new initiative to collaborate with federal defense attorneys and introduce more people to our free resources.
Every participant who prepares for success strengthens families and communities. By helping people develop skills that can lead to better income opportunities, we work to end intergenerational cycles of poverty and recidivism.
Thank you to @cz_binance and @PrisonProf_BNB community and everyone supporting and advancing this mission.
I am grateful to #BNB and @PrisonProf_BNB for providing resources that support our mission. Today I am boarding a flight for Arizona. It will lead to presentations in five federal prisons. In September, I begin a cross-country tour for 11 presentations at prisons in Colorado, Indiana, Virginia, Kentucky, and Florida. Always pursuing impact and pursuit of the mission.
@BNBCHAIN is becoming the premier blockchain for verifiable, real-world social impact.
When @cz_binance championed decentralized philanthropy, it didn't just inspire one project, it sparked a movement across the entire @BNBCHAIN ecosystem.
A glance at the collective impact being built right now:
🎓 The Giggle Ecosystem ($MAX supporting giggle-fund:native)
• $470,000+ raised for free global education
• On-the-ground transformation of facilities, providing digital learning tools and supplies for free education to children across the entire planet.
⛓️ Prison Professors ($PP)
• 1,000+ BNB secured in a transparent, locked treasury visible at https://t.co/HEEjZ5JJhx
• A community that supports a non profit operating across 199 facilities with 8,615+ lives transformed, generating 41,000+ educational publications and release plans for successful societal reentry.
💻 Tutorial ($TUT)
• Empowering the next generation of Web3 builders through open educational content, driving developer adoption across BSC.
Charity and social reform shouldn't be a zero-sum game or a single-token monopoly.
A healthy ecosystem lifts multiple causes: educating youth, rehabilitating adults, and training future builders. Each project proves that tokenized communities can deliver measurable, real-world utility beyond speculation.
@cz_binance You built a chain that proves crypto can transform lives at scale. It’s time to recognize the entire coalition of impact projects leading this standard.
Build n Build!
@cz_binance@TCryptochicks@MichaelGSantos@GiggleFundBSC@GiggleMascotBNB@tutorialtoken@BenTodar@Spigg1115@4dotmeme@binance
#BNBChain #Web3 #giggle #prisonprofesors #tut
We now have 8,719 active participants using our platform to prepare for success upon release from prison. Together, they’ve written 16.5 million words and earned 82,615 points. They're building skills for income and stability. We’re grateful to our sponsors, including @cz_binance and @PrisonProf_BNB for providing resources that make this work possible.
Tomorrow I'm traveling to Arizona. On Wednesday I'll make three presentations at a federal prison in Tucson, and on Thursday, I'll make three presentations at a federal prison in Phoenix.
We’re grateful for the rise in crypto prices—and for the generosity behind it.
Thanks to the $BTC donated by @cz_binance and the $BNB donated by @PrisonProf_BNB, our nonprofit’s treasury now holds assets valued at more than $1.7 million.
Today, we serve people for approximately $100 per participant each year. We're building our infrastructure to handle 50,000 participants. With that scale, our costs to serve drop to about 17 cents per person per day.
We're investing in humans, working to end intergenerational cycles of poverty and recidivism by giving more people the tools to prepare for success.
Rising crypto prices help us serve more people. We’re grateful—and we’ll keep building.
To the moon.
Life can shatter us at any time. It can take our liberty, our health, our wealth. Even then, we can build 'n build, brick by brick. Always in gratitude for another opportunity to grow and contribute, to heal and create meaning from nothing.
I transferred from prison to a halfway house on 8/13/2012. I had never held an iPhone before. When I learned how to use it, I filmed a video sharing the work I intened to do. It is what led to Prison Professors, and support from leaders like @cz_binance and @PrisonProf_BNB. True to the mission.
When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.
1000 binancecoin:native! 🎉
Today our #BNB community crossed a major milestone in support of @MichaelGSantos’ Prison Professors mission. 🌟
On 4/9/2026 this token and community was born, inspired by @cz_binance. Exactly 4 months + 4 days later we hit 4-digit BNB donations… and we’re still here to keep going.
Every trade, every holder, every contribution got us here. Real capital on-chain, fully verifiable, going straight toward education and second chances.
Verify here:
https://t.co/i45q7Cje2i
This is what a mission-driven BNB community looks like.
Grateful for Michael and everyone who showed up. 🙏
Build N Build !🔶
8/13 has become a meaningful date in my life.
8/13/2012: I transferred from prison to a halfway house.
8/13/2024: I drove to Lompoc federal prison, picked up @cz_binance, and I drove him to a halfway house.
8/13/2026: I learned that the @PrisonProf_BNB community has surpassed 1,000 $BNB donations to support our mission.
From receiving an opportunity to begin rebuilding my own life, to helping someone else begin his transition, to seeing a community come together to help us serve others.
Grateful for the journey. Grateful for everyone helping us open more pathways to success.
Yesterday marked 39 years since my arrest.
Thirteen years ago today, on August 12, 2013, I concluded my obligation to the Bureau of Prisons after 9,500 days.
I completed that chapter with my dignity intact and a commitment to use the lessons I learned to serve others.
And all resources remain in the cold-storage wallet, untouched, until next summer. We're building and building, proud that more than 8,500 people are using our platform to document their preparations for success. They've published more than 15.5 million words.
$608,792 raised.
Almost 1,000 BNB.
Every buy and sell on $PP sends 3% straight to Prison Professors. Books, education, second chances…
On top of that, @cz_binance already put $2M into this mission.
Michael Santos also clearly said the funds coming from the token will be used for the project.
This isn’t speculation. There’s measurable impact.
That’s why I separate #PP from the rest.
@MichaelGSantos
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I appreciate the people who support the mission. I'm striving to live as an ambassador of that message--helping more people who live in the struggle of confinement find the strength within to use time today to prepare for success tomorrow. Thank you for sharing your fine work with us.
Success wasn't where this story began. It began with a prison sentence, a difficult choice, and years of quiet preparation. @MichaelGSantos https://t.co/wXuanKMNvm
@shadow12_x We're all part of God's plan. I have a brain aneurism and I'm in Miami for treatment plan. If all goes well, no need for surgery. Next scan in December for reassessment. I'm in good spirits, always grateful.
I was scheduled to visit a federal prison this week. Instead, I’m in Miami meeting with a medical team.
Plans change. The commitment doesn’t.
I’m focusing on strong health today so I can keep serving, contributing, and making an impact in 2027 and beyond.
39 years ago today, on August 11, 1987, DEA agents arrested me.
I was 23 years old.
I served the next 26 years in federal prison.
Those years taught me that while we cannot change the past, we can choose what we build from it.
I’m grateful for every lesson—and for the opportunity to use those lessons to help others prepare for a better future.
For clarity: My recent posts about Coinbase concern my personal account and personal assets.
No funds donated to Prison Professors were held in the affected Coinbase account. The BNB donated to our nonprofit remains separate, protected in cold storage, and reserved for our charitable mission.
I am grateful to everyone who has supported our work, and I want there to be no uncertainty about the safety of those donated resources.
I am appreciative of @PrisonProf_BNB community for going to such lengths to show their commitment to our mission. I can confirm that all donations will remain in cold storage until at least the summer of 2027, and until we have a fully developed plan for the highest and best use of those resources. Our cold-storage wallet shows nearly 1,000 WBNB. We're keeping funds safe until we have a plan, and watching #BNB grow in value.
Official Update | Prison Professors Community ($PP) 📝
We are pleased to announce that the official Whitepaper for the Prison Professors Token ($PP) is now live on our website. ✅
This document provides a clear and transparent overview of:
• The independent, community-driven nature of $PP
• Mission-aligned tokenomics (3% tax directed entirely to the public treasury)
• On-chain transparency and accountability
• How trading activity supports education, accountability, and second chances through the Prison Professors mission
The Whitepaper is available at:
➡️https://t.co/m2SHGPH40q
$PP remains an independent BNB Smart Chain community token. It has no official affiliation with @binance, @BNBCHAIN, @cz_binance or @MichaelGSantos. All activity is voluntary and on-chain.
We encourage the community to review the document, verify the contract, and continue focusing on real-world impact.
Build with purpose, Build N Build 🔶