CZ Recalls First Meeting with Justin Sun at Binance: Did Not Engage in Deep Conversation, Let Alone a "10-Hour" Talk

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On December 8, investor Shuo Manzi posted an article on X recounting Binance’s development history. The piece claimed that in June 2014, Binance leader CZ first met He Yi—then OKCoin’s co-founder and CMO—at a blockchain meetup in Shanghai. Allegedly, the two talked for 10 hours, covering everything from Bitcoin’s core philosophy to exchange operations, and He Yi invited CZ to join OKCoin Global as CTO. In response, CZ commented: “Many details are inaccurate; I won’t go through each one. My first meeting with He Yi was just a hello—no actual conversation, let alone 10 hours.”

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