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The mythology surrounding the rise of the world’s largest crypto exchange is impressive. However, a Forbes investigation reveals that Binance’s 2017 initial coin offering was a flop, which it quietly took advantage of to amass a lucrative crypto war chest.
Join us today as Forbes staffers Steven Ehrlich and Javier Paz, along with crypto forensics firm Gray Wolf Analytics Cofounder Matthew Sampson and Head of Forensics Chad Mbaga will walk you through key findings surrounding Binance’s token empire and its blockchain, BNB Smart Chain, including:
The history of Binance’s BNB token empire
How investors should think about exchange tokens
Best practices for engaging with exchanges in a post-FTX environment
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Steven is the director of research for digital assets at Forbes and editor of Forbes CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor. Prior to joining Forbes, he was at Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United States. Before Kraken he served as chief operating officer at the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit trade association dedicated to the comprehensive adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies across global markets.
Javier Paz:
Javier is Director of Data and Analytics at Forbes, where he leads on-chain investigations of digital assets and crypto exchanges. Prior to Forbes, Javier was a senior analyst at Datos Insights covering active trading across asset classes with a specialty in foreign exchange. Javier’s career began at Credit Suisse and BankBoston as a fixed income and currencies analyst, and later he went on to head the sales department of foreign exchange brokerage Interbank FX (now part of TradeStation). He has an MBA from Brigham Young University and is a McGraw-Hill author (The Forex Trading Manual, 2012). He began writing blockchain-focused reports in 2016.
Matthew Sampson:
Matthew Sampson is a Co-Founder of Gray Wolf Analytics. Prior to starting Gray Wolf, Matthew launched his first venture, a collaborative workspace, while completing undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering. Matthew's research background includes contributions to Distributed Technology and Biomedical Engineering research at the University of New Brunswick. A technophile with a passion for distributed systems, Matthew has spent the last three years driving innovation at Gray Wolf.
Chedi Mbaga:
Chedi Mbaga is the Head of Forensics at Gray Wolf Analytics. Prior to his role at Gray Wolf, Chedi served as Technical Sales Manager at C-Therm Technologies. Trained in Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Chedi honed his analytical skills interning at LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact and Calgary Economic Development. Chedi is an alumni of the esteemed Loran Scholar program, Canada's largest undergraduate award.
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