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Today, I stepped down as CEO of Binance. Admittedly, it was not easy to let go emotionally. But I know it is the right thing to do. I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility. This is best for our community, for Binance, and for myself.
Binance is no longer a baby. It is time for me to let it walk and run. I know Binance will continue to grow and excel with the deep bench it has.
I’m pleased to announce that @_RichardTeng, our now former Global Head of Regional Markets, has been named the new CEO of Binance today.
Richard is a highly qualified leader and, with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience, he will navigate the company through its next period of growth. He will ensure Binance delivers on our next phase of security, transparency, compliance, and growth.
Prior to joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM); Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX); and Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
With Richard and the entire team, I’m confident that the best days for @Binance and the crypto industry lay ahead.
As a shareholder and former CEO with historical knowledge of our company, I will remain available to the team to consult as needed, consistent with the framework set out in our U.S. agency resolutions.
What’s next for me?
I will take a break first. I have not had a single day of real (phone off) break for the last 6 and half years.
After that, my current thinking is I will probably do some passive investing, being a minority token/shareholder in startups in areas of blockchain/Web3/DeFi, AI and biotech. I am happy that I will finally have more time to spend looking at DeFi.
I can’t see myself being a CEO driving a startup again. I am content being an one-shot (lucky) entrepreneur. Should there be listeners, I may be open to being a coach/mentor to a small number of upcoming entrepreneurs, privately. If for nothing else, I can at least tell them what not to do.
On that note, I am proud to point out that in our resolutions with the U.S. agencies they:
- do not allege that Binance misappropriated any user funds, and
- do not allege that Binance engaged in any market manipulation.
Funds are SAFU!
With that, I look forward to seeing the new leadership take the reins. Please join me in congratulating Richard on his well-deserved promotion.
Onwards!
CZ
Join us this month for ANT Hangout as we uncork the world of wine with the incredible Mireille (Mimi) Giraud – our esteemed speaker, business owner, and wine education innovator.
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It's been a month since @goblintown SG community event; #Gobmula1 and I'm still recovering from it. Thought I'd finally share the post event trailer and wrap up with a final thank you to everyone involved from sponsoring, attending, and those who helped me bring this crazy idea to life.
First off thank you @goblinking1945 for being the Title Sponsor and for encouraging craziness and for the completely off the hook after-after party in Bali. Unreal! Words cannot express gratitude to your generosity.
Next up, a huge thanks to the team for all the heavy lifting. @0xMojojo you did an amazing job with all the operations, logistics and everything else I could not or did not want to do. @Metabea5t the merch you helped create really added depth to the entire experience, thank you for indulging my silly ideas and making them work. Medals were a key highlight! @jayefunk incredible job with food, drinks, photo/videography and helping produce the soundtrack which is also on Spotify! @0xleefoundation your constant DMs to all attendees was a slog but thank you for making sure it was always done. @iPlusQoo I loved the main visual, slick work as always!
Also a BiG shoutout to the @truth team for providing invaluable support for the event and for making the trip down to have some fun and get to know the community better this side of the world. @jonmacapodi for helping with last minute video resources, @seinahpets for lugging insane amounts of merch over, @process_grey for painting 150 Grey Originals for everyone, @allsee for help with social media and @ajt for overall support. Also appreciate @OnlyScottEver @0xFREEGAS @Needelman_@CesarKuriyama for making the long flight over.
Next up, huge appreciation to our fantastic sponsors:
@okxweb3 @orientalist_xyz @fleshimp Pere Ocean @HZNstudio@Pixelmon@Invsiblespirits@tastytoastys@CryptoBengz@TheParlourSg@BigHausSg@culturecartel_@BBRCOfficial@ICSshopNFT@hungrybrosclub
Last but not least, thanks to everyone that attended and we hope you had a blast! What's your favourite moment from the event? Let's see those photos!
Thanks to @wearesuperminted for organizing an office tour and networking session, providing us with the opportunity to connect with professionals from various industries.
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