Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, sits down with Kevin live on stage at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong and explains why right now is the best point in history to build wealth in crypto.

He breaks down why $1 million Bitcoin is coming faster than anyone expects, why Bitcoin will overtake gold in the next bull run, the exact crypto allocation he tells governments to hold, and what the biggest AI companies are telling him about launching their own tokens. Where the next decade of crypto is going, from the man who built the biggest exchange in the world.

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0:00 Intro

0:37 Do We Need 25 Years For Bitcoin To Hit $1M

1:36 What’s Needed For This Century To Be Bitcoin Century

3:26 How Tokenization Links To Bitcoin’s Success

5:08 Will Bitcoin Weaken Or Strengthen Governments

8:47 Are Governments Serious About Bitcoin Today

11:14 What Most Governments Aren’t Doing With Bitcoin

12:56 Which Countries Are Doing The Best With Bitcoin

15:36 Will Bitcoin Become More Valuable Than Gold

16:33 Could We Be Wrong About Bitcoin Being Better Than Gold

17:17 How Much Should Countries Go In On Bitcoin

20:37 What’s Driving The Next Bitcoin Cycle

21:49 How AI Agents Will Trade Crypto

25:21 Stablecoins vs Bitcoin’s Future

26:54 What Will CZ Contribute To The Bitcoin Century

E189: Binance Founder: This Is The Best Time In History To Get Rich In Crypto

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E189: Binance Founder: This Is The Best Time In History To Get Rich In Crypto