Brief introduction of Zhao Changpeng

Zhao Changpeng (1977-), a native of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, immigrated to Canada in his teens. He is currently the CEO of Bi 'an and the CEO of Bijie Technology, and has been selected into Forbes list for many times. He used to be the technical director of Bloomberg, then founded Fuxun Information Technology Co., Ltd. and joined OKCoin as a co-founder. 2065438+Established the other shore in 2007. And lead the company to quickly enter the forefront of the industry. On October 30th, 20021165438+/kloc-0, Zhao Changpeng became the richest man in China with a net worth of $90 billion, ranking among the top ten richest people in the world.

Zhao Changpeng, CEO of Bi 'an and CEO of Bijie Technology, served as technical director of Bloomberg; Later, he founded Fuxun Information Technology Co., Ltd. He was not only the founder, but also the president of China District. Zhao Changpeng also joined OKCoin as a co-founder, served as CTO, managed OKCoin's technical team, and was in charge of OKCoin's international marketing team, which quickly established OKCoin's international influence.

From 2065438 to February 2008, Forbes published the first list of digital currency's richest people, and Chris Larsen, the founder of Ripple, ranked first with a net worth of $7.5-8 billion. Zhao Changpeng, the founder of the other shore, ranked third, with a net worth of11-200 million dollars, and was the only China native among the top ten. And appeared on the cover of this issue of Forbes magazine. 201810/On October 25th, Zhao Changpeng was ranked 2nd16th on Forbes China 400 Rich List with 9.59 billion yuan.

On the afternoon of April 25th, 2065438+08, Zhao Changpeng, the founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, had a legal dispute with the departments of Sequoia Capital. According to the Hong Kong court documents of March 26th and April 24th, Sequoia sued Zhao Changpeng for the failure of the financing transaction. This document shows Zhao Changpeng's negotiations with well-known venture capital companies, and discloses the details of their valuation of Bi 'an.

On 20 17 12 14, Zhao Changpeng's team told Sequoia that the existing shareholders on the other side thought that the transaction they gave underestimated the value of the exchange. Almost at the same time, another venture capital company, IDG Capital, approached Zhao Changpeng and expressed its willingness to invest two rounds of funds on the other side, with valuations as high as $400 million and $654.38+0 billion respectively. The question here is whether Zhao Changpeng's communication with IDG Capital violates his exclusive agreement with Sequoia Capital. Although Sequoia and Zhao Changpeng are planning to settle the dispute through arbitration, the dispute between them gradually entered the public eye after Sequoia appealed to the Hong Kong High Court and successfully banned Zhao Changpeng from contacting other investors. On April 24, 20 18, the court said that whether Zhao Changpeng was at fault needed further trial before making a decision.