Changpeng Zhao


Finance

Binance CEO Warns of ‘Massive’ SMS Phishing Scam

Some Binance customers have been sent an SMS advising of a withdrawal from their account with a false link provided to cancel it, Changpeng Zhao tweeted.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Finance

Binance CEO Zhao Is Worth $96B Excluding Crypto Holdings: Report

Changpeng Zhao’s wealth has been estimated for the first time by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Finance

Crypto Needs Centralized Systems to Integrate With Traditional Finance, Binance CEO Says

Centralized systems are required to bring money into crypto from mainstream finance and to provide an exit route.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks during Consensus.

Policy

Binance CEO Warns Against Isolating CBDCs From Broader Crypto Ecosystem

Changpeng Zhao described CBDCs as an “additional option” and warned central banks against their “walled-garden” approach.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Policy

Binance Singapore Drops Crypto License Plans in City-State

Binance has already set up an entity for a global headquarters, the exchange’s CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Most Influential 2021: Changpeng Zhao

The Binance CEO has taken a more practical approach to regulation this year.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance US to Close Pre-IPO Funding in 1-2 Months

The exchange is raising “a couple hundred million,” said the parent company’s chairman, Changpeng Zhao.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance CEO CZ Says He Plans to Give Away Vast Majority of His Wealth

The head of the world’s largest crypto exchange also told the AP in an interview that he personally doesn’t “get” dogecoin, but he’s OK with that.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Policy

Do You Need to Go to College to Work in Crypto?

College dropouts sometimes become world-changing legends, including in crypto. But the big picture is a lot more complicated.

PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 7:  A general view of the Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower and Green Library taken on October 7, 2019 in Palo Alto, California.

Videos

Brian Brooks: ‘My View About Navigating the US Waters Is a Little Bit Different From CZ’s’

Live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York, Brian Brooks, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency, discusses why he stepped down as Binance.US CEO after just four months on the job, citing “strategic differences” between himself and Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao.

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