CZ New Book Reveals: First Encountered Bitcoin in 2013 During a Card Game, Advised to Allocate 10% of Assets

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2026-04-08 07:53:36

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Gate News message. On April 8, CZ (Changpeng Zhao) recalled in his new book that in July 2013, he first heard about Bitcoin at a poker game composed of investors and entrepreneurs. At the time, CAO Daorong, General Manager of6, mentioned, “There’s a new thing called Bitcoin you can take a look at.” Then Li Qiyuan, CEO of Bitcoin China, further advised him to allocate 10% of his assets to Bitcoin, when the Bitcoin price was $70. CZ revealed that while working in the sales of trading systems, he gradually grew to like playing Texas Hold’em, golf, and going to KTV.

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