Changpeng Zhao | |
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 Zhao speaking at the 2022 NFT Summit | |
| Born | February 5, 1977 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | CZ |
| Alma mater | McGill University (BSc.) |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Co-founder and former CEO of Binance |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse |
Yang Weiqing (m. 2003) |
| Partner | He Yi (2014–) |
| Children | 5 |
| Conviction(s) | Money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 4 months in prison |
| Changpeng Zhao | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙長鵬 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵长鹏 | ||||||
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Changpeng Zhao (Chinese: 赵长鹏; pinyin: Zhào Chángpéng), commonly known as CZ, is a Chinese-born Canadian businessman. Zhao is the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume as of July 2024.[update][2] He resigned as the CEO in November 2023 after pleading guilty to a money laundering charge in the United States and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024.[3][4]
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhao was ranked the 69th-richest person in the world, and richest Canadian overall, with a net worth estimated at $37.3 billion as of May 2024.[update][5]
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