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E64: Bybit Founder: I built the 3rd largest Crypto Exchange in History!
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Ben Zhou is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bybit, the 3rd largest crypto exchange with more than 20 Million customers worldwide trading $13 Billion daily! Ben is previous FOREX sales and marketing master who managed to pull within 5 years what most will never achieve in a lifetime: start a crypto exchange, acquire 20 million customers, start a non-profit PreSchool and become one of the key personalities in the crypto space. In this conversation, we talk about: - Ben’s early life - why you should challenge authority - Financial Nihilism and why people gamble - The Bybit Story - Why Ben created Singapore’s first non-profit school And much more! __________________________________ SPONSORS: 💰 Earn up to €100 and be eligible for multiple airdrops by Registering to Swissborg via the following link: https://join.swissborg.com/en/r/dylanJSAB 🤖 SwissBorg is Europe’s top trusted crypto app offering user-centric investment platforms and DeFi asset management with reliability and innovation. -♾ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com -👾 Byzant is a Web3 social network ecosystem for creatives. Get ready to create, connect, and collaborate using Byzant's user-friendly tools and decentralized applications. https://www.byzant.xyz/ __________________________________ FOLLOW BEN ZHOU & BYBIT • Twitter: https://twitter.com/benbybit • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-zhou-b979ba28 • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbybit • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bybit_Official • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bybit_official/ __________________________________ JOIN THE WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS CLUB • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinffollonier/ • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JqCB5tnRky7XS7NRFWQJt • Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-yield-labs-podcast/id1596083462 • Twitter: https://twitter.com/yieldlabs • Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/WmwpRFGjRIIyZTdk • LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier?_t=8kLZf4aPbSQ&_r=1 __________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Meet Ben 01:32 Ben’s Life Mission 05:00 Ben’s early life 09:50 Importance of Wealth in Chinese Culture 14:30 Challenging the Authority 15:24 Moving to New Zealand at 11 years old 21:30 Ben’s Key values 24:35 Moving to the US for College 28:00 9 to 5 Job in the US 32:45 Advice to bored Gen Zs 35:30 The Side Hustle That Changed Everything 37:40 The Golden Age for FOREX in China 44:30 Financial Nihilism and Gambling Relationship 48:39 FOREX Cracked down in China 53:08 Transition into Crypto 58:05 Starting Bybit 01:06:09 How to bootstrap a crypto exchange 01:08:20 Building an Affiliate Marketing Power House 01:12:50 Covid March Crash impact on Bybit 01:15:25 Bybit Market Share 01:15:50 Moving to Singapore 01:18:30 FTX Bankruptcy Impact on Singapore Crypto Stance 01:21:50 Building a Non-Profit School 01:25:00 Rethinking PreSchool Education from Scratch 01:27:55 Technology and Education 01:30:40 PreSchool DAO 01:35:09 Why you should have hobbies 01:39:20 Gaming & Entrepreneurship Success 01:42:30 How to Find your Passion 01:48:37 Ben’s Advice to his Younger Self 01:49:03 Ben’s 12-month Prediction
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Ben Zhou is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bybit, the 3rd largest crypto exchange with more than 20 Million customers worldwide trading $13 Billion daily! Ben is previous FOREX sales and marketing master who managed to pull within 5 years what most will never achieve in a lifetime: start a crypto exchange, acquire 20 million customers, start a non-profit PreSchool and become one of the key personalities in the crypto space. In this conversation, we talk about: - Ben’s early life - why you should challenge authority - Financial Nihilism and why people gamble - The Bybit Story - Why Ben created Singapore’s first non-profit school And much more! __________________________________ SPONSORS: 💰 Earn up to €100 and be eligible for multiple airdrops by Registering to Swissborg via the following link: https://join.swissborg.com/en/r/dylanJSAB 🤖 SwissBorg is Europe’s top trusted crypto app offering user-centric investment platforms and DeFi asset management with reliability and innovation. -♾ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com -👾 Byzant is a Web3 social network ecosystem for creatives. Get ready to create, connect, and collaborate using Byzant's user-friendly tools and decentralized applications. https://www.byzant.xyz/ __________________________________ FOLLOW BEN ZHOU & BYBIT • Twitter: https://twitter.com/benbybit • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-zhou-b979ba28 • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbybit • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bybit_Official • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bybit_official/ __________________________________ JOIN THE WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS CLUB • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinffollonier/ • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JqCB5tnRky7XS7NRFWQJt • Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-yield-labs-podcast/id1596083462 • Twitter: https://twitter.com/yieldlabs • Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/WmwpRFGjRIIyZTdk • LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier?_t=8kLZf4aPbSQ&_r=1 __________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Meet Ben 01:32 Ben’s Life Mission 05:00 Ben’s early life 09:50 Importance of Wealth in Chinese Culture 14:30 Challenging the Authority 15:24 Moving to New Zealand at 11 years old 21:30 Ben’s Key values 24:35 Moving to the US for College 28:00 9 to 5 Job in the US 32:45 Advice to bored Gen Zs 35:30 The Side Hustle That Changed Everything 37:40 The Golden Age for FOREX in China 44:30 Financial Nihilism and Gambling Relationship 48:39 FOREX Cracked down in China 53:08 Transition into Crypto 58:05 Starting Bybit 01:06:09 How to bootstrap a crypto exchange 01:08:20 Building an Affiliate Marketing Power House 01:12:50 Covid March Crash impact on Bybit 01:15:25 Bybit Market Share 01:15:50 Moving to Singapore 01:18:30 FTX Bankruptcy Impact on Singapore Crypto Stance 01:21:50 Building a Non-Profit School 01:25:00 Rethinking PreSchool Education from Scratch 01:27:55 Technology and Education 01:30:40 PreSchool DAO 01:35:09 Why you should have hobbies 01:39:20 Gaming & Entrepreneurship Success 01:42:30 How to Find your Passion 01:48:37 Ben’s Advice to his Younger Self 01:49:03 Ben’s 12-month Prediction
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