Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao

Markets

CEOs of Coinbase, FTX and Binance Top Blockchain Billionaire's List

According to Hurun Report's 2020 ranking, there are 17 blockchain billionaires, 11 of whom were new additions in 2020.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Binance Expects to Earn From $800M to $1B This Year, CEO Says: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will likely earn between $800 million and $1 billion this year. That's up from about $570 million in 2019.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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Binance’s CZ: Binance Smart Chain Is ‘Not Trying to Be the Ethereum Killer’

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao explains why the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is tapping into the decentralized finance (DeFi) trend with Binance Smart Chain. He also tells CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen why he doesn’t view Ethereum as competition.

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Binance’s CZ Views ‘CeDeFi’ as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi

Binance’s latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company’s CEO during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy program.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao speaks during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy conference.

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Binance CEO CZ: ‘I’m Never Worried About the Business Model’

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao discusses what he he does worry about when it comes to growing the business. In an interview with CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen, CZ also explains why he’s bullish for decentralized finance or “DeFi” in the Asia region and beyond.

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Binance's CZ on DeFi Bumps: 'Nobody Complains to Vitalik'

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao explains the challenges of the exchanges's foray into decentralized finance, or DeFi, such as blame for failed projects. The CEO says, "There are probably more projects that failed on Ethereum, but nobody complains to Vitalik."

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CZ: Binance Smart Chain Is ‘Not Trying to Be the Ethereum Killer’

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao explains why the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is tapping into the decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” trend with Binance Smart Chain. He also tells CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen why he doesn’t view Ethereum as competition.

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Videos

Binance CEO CZ: ‘I’m Never Worried About the Business Model’

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao discusses what he does worry about when it comes to growing the business. In an interview with CoinDesk reporter Muyao Shen, CZ explains why he’s bullish for decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” in the Asia region and beyond.

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Finance

Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts

Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

Binance CEO Says Steem Too Centralized but Exchange Must Support Controversial Hard Fork

Binance is forced to "technically" support last week's hard fork of the Steem blockchain, according to the exchange's CEO, Changpeng Zhao.

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