Cryptocurrencies

Binance Chief Zhao Buys His First Home in ‘Pro-Crypto’ Dubai

  • Zhao’s choice of city may offer clues for Binance’s home base
  • Binance is also awaiting a license permit in Singapore

Zhao Changpeng during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Nov. 19.

Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg
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Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who runs the world’s largest cryptocurrency-exchange, bought his first home last month in Dubai in a show of support for a city he describes as “very pro-crypto.”

“The government there is very progressive, and it’s a very good business environment,” the Binance founder said in an interview Friday on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.