It looks like your interest in the project was not really in vain because Binance Network has had more success over the years and is still standing twice as tall and not shaking despite all the challenges it has undergone through SEC. According to my research, the closing price of BNB as of the day you made this post was $9.21, and if you actually had some good number of BNB and held it till today, you would have been a damn rich by now. When I got into crypto fully, I met BNB around $50+.
BNB remains on the top at this bullish season and is now in the $500 range and can even go higher had there been a little market dip these past few days. Surely, this all speaks volume of the quality, the reach and the overall influence of the platform to the whole cryptocurrency marketplace. While CZ was at the helm, he was consumed by his passion to make Binance the most successful crypto platform encompassing many areas with the goal of making things better and for sure elevating the user experience to a whole new level. I am an admirer of Binance despite some of its flaws and the story of CZ is really inspiring...it is just to see that he is facing jail time in USA.
He has admitted and tried to be responsible for what he did. No one is exempt from the negligence he has done, but I am sure that he has contributed a lot to the progress of Binance's development. I think the baton will be carried out well and will not have a lasting impact and will return to performance as before.
BNB has also been able to move better and can touch $586 even though it is not yet optimal, but when the time comes, it will also be able to match Bitcoin's recovery, which can pass the ATH, and in 2025, it will make its newest ATH again.