#1568 CZ's Story: From No Electricity to Bitcoin Billionaire

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

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.

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