CZ's Story: From No Electricity to Bitcoin Billionaire

CZ is the founder of Binance, and is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our lifetime. In this conversation we talk about when he first bought bitcoin in 2013, his childhood with no electricity or running water, career before finding bitcoin, starting Binance, managing bear and bull cycles, regulation, his time in prison, and what the future may hold for CZ and the crypto market.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Bitcoin and crypto’s role in the world
5:37 - CZ’s childhood with no electricity
9:59 - Relationship with his parents
12:12 - Moving and living in Canada
17:10 - Career and life before finding bitcoin
22:25 - Getting introduced to bitcoin in 2013
24:36 - The idea and building Binance
29:26 - Hyper growth period and becoming number 1 exchange in the world
36:55 - Binance hack in 2019 and “funds are safu”
42:15 - 2021 bitcoin explosion and regulatory environment
46:58 - What happened with Binance and CZ?
56:55 - CZ experience in prison
1:02:54 - Thoughts on getting pardoned and lawfare
1:07:27 - CZ’s future and crypto outlook

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