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Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, have <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>been through hard time <\/span><\/span><\/i>from employees at McDonald’s, <\/span><\/span><\/i>gas station\u2019s worker to crypto billionaire. Finally, with his efforts, he founded Binance<\/a>, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Let us see where and how Changpeng Zhao’s journey started, his early living and his life as the CEO of Binance.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If you still don’t know about Binance, you can see what Binance is and process of becoming leading global cryptocurrency exchange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Who is Changpeng Zhao?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is the founder of the world\u2019s largest crypto exchange – Binance. <\/strong>If you are researching the cryptocurrency market, you will probably hear the name Changpeng Zhao. \u00a0He is considered one of the influencers in the crypto community. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CZ was born in Jiangsu, China. Both of his parents were educators; his father, a professor, was labeled a “pro-bourgeois intellect” and temporarily exiled shortly after CZ was born. The family eventually emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, in the late 1980s. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CZ’s profile overview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the age of 12, CZ had to work to support his household expenses, so he was more mature than his peers. He studied computer science at McGill University<\/span><\/span><\/span>, but he always showed his aptitude in stock markets and trading which made him develop on the path of his career later.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From zero to crypto billionaire<\/h2>\n

Time to gain experience<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

After graduating from university, CZ Binance <\/b>started his career in Tokyo. He developed software for matching trade orders\u00a0 Tokyo Stock Exchange. At the age of 27, this<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0coding whiz was promoted three times in less than two years to manage teams in New Jersey, London. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Later in 2005, he returned to his hometown to found Fusion System, which specialized in building some of the fastest high-rise trading systems for brokers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CZ is the founder of Binance, the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A friend of Zhao’s introduced him to bitcoin in fall of 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/span> And after 8 years of developing his own company, he decided to move to London to join the cryptocurrency industry. At the same time, he decided to sell his home in Shanghai to go all-in\u00a0 bitcoin.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Three months later, bitcoin dropped from $600 to $200, he lost two-thirds of the value of\u00a0 house within two years.<\/span><\/span><\/span> In 2017, with his passion for cryptocurrencies, he joined as the 3rd member at the Blockchain.info. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For eight months as head of development department, CZ worked tirelessly with <\/span><\/span><\/span>Roger Ver and Ben Reeves in the field of spreading bitcoin. He also worked at OKCoin as chief technology officer for less than a year. Then CZ run up against a dispute w<\/span><\/span><\/span>ith Roger Ver and quit this .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Establishing own empire – CZ Binance<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Changpeng Zhao used to be a member of <\/span><\/span><\/span> OKCoin and Blockchain.info, CTO. With all the experience gained in the process of building a career, he becomes the CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance<\/span><\/span><\/span>. It takes 8 months for CZ to make a startup into the “big brother” in cryptocurrencies. Forbes rank him as one of the richest people in the cryptocurrency industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CZ<\/span><\/span><\/b>‘s net worth <\/span><\/span><\/span> as of January 2022 was $96 billion (according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index). It’s the first time Bloomberg has estimated his fortune, which exceeds Asia’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, and rivals tech titans including Mark Zuckerberg and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0However, in reality Zhao’s fortune be larger, as this estimate doesn’t take into account his personal assets. Binance Coin has increased roughly 1,300% by 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why is Binance successful?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n