A Journey from Traditional Finance to Crypto Innovation

Now that CZ is gone, who’s going to fill his shoes?

His name is Richard Teng, the new Binance CEO. He’s joining the podcast today to not only share the story of how he got here, but also to define his vision for the future of Binance.

We ask him: Who is Richard Teng? What was it like to work with CZ? Why Crypto? What is going on in Nigeria? Bull Market Predictions?

If you want to know who’s taking charge in the next era of Binance, this episode is for you. 

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 7:16 Who’s Richard Teng 15:54 The Last 2 Years 24:30 Filling CZ Shoes 34:58 The Future of Binance 48:33 What is Going on in Nigeria? 54:31 Why Crypto? 1:03:33 BNB Chain 1:05:48 Richard Teng’s Routine 1:08:25 Bull Market Predictions 1:14:21 Advice for Investors 1:16:17 User Fund Security 1:19:31 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

Richard Teng https://x.com/_RichardTeng  

Tigran Gambaryan Article https://www.binance.com/en/blog/leadership/from-richard-teng-binance-ceo-tigran-gambaryan-is-innocent-and-must-be-released-3634612934164622056  

Binance Proof of Reserves https://www.binance.com/en/proof-of-reserves  

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