The native form of this personal name is Zhao Changpeng. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Changpeng Zhao
Zhao speaking at the 2022 NFT Summit
Born
(1977-02-05) February 5, 1977 (age 47)
Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China[1]
Nationality
Canadian
Other names
CZ
Alma mater
McGill University (BSc.)
Occupations
Businessman
investor
software engineer
Known for
Co-founder and former CEO of Binance
Spouse
Yang Weiqing
(m. 2003)
Partner
He Yi (2014–)
Children
5
Changpeng Zhao
Traditional Chinese
趙長鵬
Simplified Chinese
赵长鹏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhào Chángpéng
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 November 2023.[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 $23billion as of November 2023.[update][5][6]
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^Sigalos, MacKenzie; Browne, Ryan (November 22, 2023). "Binance users pull more than $1 billion from the exchange after CEO leaves, pleads guilty". CNBC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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^Browne, MacKenzie Sigalos,Ryan (2024-04-30). "Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison after plea deal". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Changpeng Zhao". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^"World's Biggest Crypto Fortune Began With a Friendly Poker Game". Bloomberg L.P. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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