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20 Little-Known Facts About Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
20 Little-Known Facts About Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
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20. Born Into Academic Exile In Rural Jiangsu 
19. Emigrated To Vancouver As A Boy In 1989 
18. Flipped Burgers At McDonald's And Pumped Gas At Night - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
17. Refereed High School Volleyball Matches For Pocket Money 
16. Studied Computer Science At McGill University In Montreal 
15. Coded Trade Matching Systems For The Tokyo Stock Exchange 
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13. Founded Fusion Systems To Build High-Frequency Trading Rigs 
12. Discovered Bitcoin During A 2013 Poker Game In Shanghai 
11. Sold His Shanghai Apartment In 2014 To Buy Bitcoin 
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9. Raised Fifteen Million Dollars In The 2017 Binance ICO 
8. Overtook Competitors To Become Number One In Six Months 
7. Drafted The Entire Binance Whitepaper In Just Three Days 
6. Refused To Open An Official Global Corporate Headquarters - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
5. Got The Binance Logo Inked Onto His Left Forearm 
4. Drove A Modest Car And Owned No Fancy Watches Or Mansions 
3. Stepped Down And Pleaded Guilty In Federal Court In 2023 
2. Completed A Four-Month Prison Sentence In California In 2024 - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
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Before Changpeng Zhao launched Binance and became one of the wealthiest individuals in tech, he flipped burgers at McDonald's and built trade systems for Wall Street. Here are twenty surprising facts about his life, rise, and new projects.
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