Changpeng Zhao, CZ, and Yi He, Latest Quotes, One Year Insights from Binance Founders

During this week's Binance Blockchain Week event, two key figures in the cryptocurrency industry, Binance's two founders He Yi and Zhao Changpeng (CZ), were interviewed, sharing their views on the most pressing issues in the market.

2025 is a significant year for Binance, with trading volume continuing to dominate the industry, CZ also receiving a pardon from U.S. President Trump, and He Yi being promoted to co-CEO. Their positions in the company have been firmly established.

The interviews with the two covered many aspects, from personal to corporate, from Bitcoin to the industry, from events happening around them to life insights. BlockBeats has compiled the latest interviews of the two, see details in "Zhao Changpeng's Latest Insights: The future scale of the crypto industry is at least $40 trillion, and uncertainty is life's greatest joy" and "Binance's New CEO He Yi's Latest Interview: Admiring Duan Yongping and Discussing Women's Career Choices". We have also AI-processed the most essential quotes from the two for your reference.

Binance's Future Layout and Strategy

Organizational Structure: 1+1>2

He Yi: Responsible for company culture (user-centric), human resources (finding top talents), and product direction. She described her partnership with Richard: Richard understands regulations, is good at English; she understands the industry, has strong execution capabilities, and dares to break through ceilings.

CZ: He Yi is extremely resilient, and this title adjustment is a formal confirmation of "existing reality."

Investment and Ecosystem

He Yi: Inspired by Duan Yongping, she does not pursue personal heroism but hopes that Binance, like an "aircraft carrier," will incubate the crypto industry's OPPO, Vivo, and child prodigies.

CZ: Personally focused on Giggle Academy, hoping to make charity more transparent through blockchain.

Hong Kong and Compliance

He Yi: Holds an open attitude towards Hong Kong but believes that local exchanges face "liquidity challenges" and access restrictions. The current strategy is to "cross the river by feeling the stones."

CZ: Emphasizes that the future of exchanges will inevitably follow a "centralized headquarters + license" model, and the early "fully decentralized operation" is not feasible in the current regulatory environment.

Industry Perspectives

Relationship with the Trump Family

CZ: Although pardoned, there is currently no collaboration with the Trump family.

He Yi: More straightforwardly, "We are not that close to the Trump family," so do not demonize.

Bitcoin and the Cycle Theory

He Yi: Bitcoin has become a mainstream core asset, and the ‘Absolute Cycle Theory’ and past volatility patterns are being reshaped. The old "small fish" strategy (relying on high volatility for profit) may no longer work because the pond has grown larger, and the fish (sovereign wealth funds, whales) have also grown larger.

CZ: Regulation and institutional entry will reduce volatility, and industry volume will grow from 3-4 trillion to 30-40 trillion.

Payment as a "Killer" App

CZ: The most important thing in the next 3-5 years is still payment. It is not just on-chain transfers but stablecoin payments that are integrated with traditional finance (Visa/Mastercard). The future ideal state is where everyone naturally uses cryptocurrency payments like they use "Google," without needing to mention "Web3."

Personal Growth

CZ:

· About Regrets: "If there is one thing I want to say to God, it is: Please do not put me in a too unfortunate situation. I am already very content with my current state."

· About Success: "Schools do not teach how to make money and be a boss; you should learn something new every day."

· About Happiness: "If you knew you would win 100% from the start, this game would be no fun."

He Yi:

· About Women: "In the business world, it's like a white knife going in and a red knife coming out. No one will refrain from cursing at you just because you are a girl."

· About Original Intention: "I want to give it a try." (Quote from "The Legends Of The Condor Heroes" - Chen Changsheng). What's the big deal about not having been a CEO before? Once you have, don't you just figure out what needs to be done?

· About Anxiety: "The clouds are in the clear sky and the water is in the bottle." — Accept everything that happens and survive in the crevices.