E187: Binance Founder: Nobody Realizes How Big The Next 10 Years Of Crypto Will Be

<p>Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, opens up on why he's always bullish on Twitter, how a single tweet lined up with Bitcoin's 20% pump right before Trump's crypto speech, and why he believes crypto is still nowhere near saturated with less than 1% global penetration. </p><p><br /></p><p>He also gets candid about growing up a second-generation immigrant in Canada, surviving the FTX collapse and a Binance hack, and his contrarian take on why the traditional education system is broken.</p><p><br /></p><p>THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER</p><p>💡Go beyond the mic - subscribe to The Shift, my new weekly newsletter where I share the uncut stories, raw takes, and behind-the-scenes notes from When Shift Happens: https://www.kevinfollonier.com/crypto-web3-newsletter</p><p>___________</p><p>PARTNERS</p><p>⚖️ Variational aggregates liquidity to offer industry-leading depth on stocks, commodities, and more digital assets: https://www.variational.io/</p><p>🚀 Jupiter is a leading platform for digital asset trading and the largest of its kind on Solana: https://jup.ag/</p><p>💳 KAST lets you manage and spend digital dollars with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT</p><p>🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ digital asset investment products - ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/</p><p>⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar system built on Ethereum's network, offering a digitally-native, non-bank-dependent price-stable digital currency called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/</p><p>♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com</p><p>🚀 Kalshi is a US regulated exchange for trading on the outcomes of real-world events: <a href="https://kalshi.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://kalshi.com/⁠</a></p><p>___________</p><p>FOLLOW CHANGPENG ZHAO (CZ)👇</p><p>Twitter: https://x.com/cz_binance</p><p>FOLLOW WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS</p><p>Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod  </p><p>Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kevinfollonier_ </p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_</p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/</p><p>Website: https://kevinfollonier.com/</p><p>DISCLAIMER</p><p>The info contained herein is for informational purposes o