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Freedom of Money is part memoir, part manifesto by Changpeng Zhao (CZ), tracing his journey from a modest childhood in rural China to building Binance into the world’s largest crypto exchange, serving 300 million users with a $100 billion valuation as of 2026. The book takes readers inside crypto’s explosive rise and the high-stakes decisions CZ made amid volatility and geopolitical pressure. CZ offers a first-hand account of the principles that drove Binance’s rapid ascent—attracting top talent, fostering intense commitment, and prioritizing users in a crowded market.

Playbook: Become the CEO of Your Life is a self-directed workbook for people facing the criminal justice system, preparing for prison, serving time, or preparing for life after they return to society. Michael Santos served 26 years in federal prison after receiving a 45-year sentence. Following his arrest, while going through the criminal justice process, he learned from leaders. They taught him how to think differently. If he wanted to return to society with dignity, purpose, and opportunity, he would have to build that path himself.

Michael Santos helps audiences understand how to overcome the struggle of a lengthy prison term. Listeners get to experience the mindset of a 23-year-old young man that goes into prison at the start of America’s War on Drugs. They see how decisions that Santos made at different stages in the journey opened opportunities for a life of growth, fulfillment, and meaning.

The Straight-A Guide Workbook is a practical, step-by-step decision-making system for people who want to reclaim control of their lives during incarceration, reentry, or any period of adversity. Written by Michael Santos, who served 26 years of a 45-year federal prison sentence, this audiobook distills the exact framework he used to earn academic degrees, publish books, build credibility, and prepare for success long before release.

Going to prison presents many challenges. However, if a person doesn’t use time productively, more challenges surface when they get out. Complications follow, such as unemployment, underemployment, or even homelessness. People who don’t prepare may also face further difficulties with the law, as recidivism rates show.

Through those books, justice-impacted people see an authentic example of all that follows when a person uses time in prison to prepare for success. It’s never too early, and it’s never too late, to begin preparing for success after prison.

Prison! My 8,344th Day is the accompanying audiobook to Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. In Earning Freedom, Michael shows people how to sustain a high level of energy and discipline while traversing multiple decades in prison. In Prison! My 8,344th Day, listeners learn the strategies to get through a single 24-hour day.

Thanks to Ryan Saleme, an long-term ambassador of the digital economy, we gathered resources to build this workbook. Our world continues to advance at a rapid pace, and our course on the digital economy will help participants become more fluent with the language and with the development of cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, and the entire digital economy.