Zhao Changpeng: Missed the whole "ETH train," but perhaps facilitated Binance and BNB

2025-03-05 17:54:39

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ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng responded to a community user's question about "whether he holds ETH" by stating that he does not hold any significant amount of ETH, and may only have a small amount in some old wallets, mainly because BNB was initially issued as an ERC20 token which required ETH for gas fees.

CZ further revealed, "I missed the entire ETH train right in front of me. I met Vitalik at a Bitcoin conference in 2013. In 2014, I learned about 'ICO'. In 2015, Vitalik briefly stayed at my small apartment in Tokyo during his travels. My (arrogant) suggestion was: 'A Turing-complete language on the blockchain? Isn't that too difficult?' He said, 'It can be done.'

This is truly a missed opportunity. But then again, if I had bought ETH that early, I might not have had the motivation to start Binance or BNB."

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