On March 3, rumors began to circulate on social media suggesting that Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao had been named in an Interpol Red Notice. The rumor originated with UpOnly podcast host Jordan Fish, aka Cobie, before spreading elsewhere.

Cobie has now stated that the rumor’s spread was unintentional and has apologized for his role in the incident. In a series of protected tweets, Cobie wrote:

 “Looks like someone I discussed the rumor with … leaked the seed to ’cause a stir’ at my expense … It was not supposed to be readable ever unless I revealed it, so sorry about that.”

He added that he is “narrowing down the list of [people he] can trust.”