
Changpeng Zhao founded Binance in 2017, growing it into a global cryptocurrency powerhouse serving millions of users. As CEO, he navigated rapid scaling, regulatory challenges, and organizational leadership across decentralized finance. His recommended reads span business strategy, organizational culture, and antifragile systems.
30 Books Recommended by Changpeng Zhao
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Sapiens
34 people recommendedGives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Daniel Ek, James Cameron, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Ray Dalio, Reid Hoffman, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Chris Evans, Demis Hassabis, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Karlie Kloss, Keith Rabois, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Penn Jillette, Peter Attia, Pewdiepie, Ryan Shea, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Simon Mayo, Whitney Cummings, Derek Sivers
Good read. Givers, fake givers, matchers and takers. Why givers win.
Also recommended by: Arianna Huffington, Ashton Kutcher, Chip Conley, Daniel Pink, David Heinemeier Hansson, Gretchen Rubin, Krista Tippett, Marcus Lemonis, Michael Mauboussin, Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, Susan Cain, Tony Hsieh, Derek Sivers

Antifragile
11 people recommendedWe definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Vinod Khosla, Vlad Tenev, James Altucher, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Shane Parrish, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers

Skin in the Game
11 people recommendedI see this book as a complement to 'Economics in One Lesson.' And it's an excellent read on its own.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Ben Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Keith Rabois, Peter Mallouk, Ryan Shea, Derek Sivers

Crossing the Chasm
10 people recommendedHas helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world.
Also recommended by: Drew Houston, Ev Williams, Ron Conway, Aaron Levie, Andrew Ng, Bill Gurley, Chris Dixon, Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin

Blitzscaling
8 people recommendedHas been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Brian Chesky, Eric Schmidt, Sam Altman, Sheryl Sandberg, Vinod Khosla, Anthony Pompliano
Goes into a lot of details about how money works (or doesn't).
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Brian Armstrong, Jamie Dimon, Arianna Huffington, David Friedberg, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson

Economics in One Lesson
7 people recommendedThere are few books that better encapsulate the inner workings of economics than this one.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Ben Shapiro, Mark Spitznagel, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul, Ryan Petersen

Made to Stick
7 people recommendedInforms a lot of our public outreach in terms of making our services more essential for our users.
Also recommended by: Robert Cialdini, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Andrew Wilkinson, Sahil Lavingia, Derek Sivers

Range
7 people recommended[About] how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Daniel Pink, Keith Rabois, Michael Mauboussin, Ryan Holiday
Alchemy
6 people recommendedAddresses some of the counterintuitive points in life and business in a very interesting way.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Eric Jorgenson, Matt Ridley, Nassim Taleb, Ryan Petersen
After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Vinod Khosla, Daniel Kahneman, Keith Rabois
At Binance, we constantly strive to build a great culture, and we constantly draw lessons from this bookβs case studies of admirable organizations.
Also recommended by: Graham Duncan, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers
This short (only 60+ pages) but timeless [book] is pretty advanced for its time, and it aligns with a lot of my personal philosophy.
Also recommended by: Charles Koch, Ron Paul
Regardless of how you view Uber, this book is a great read.
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Kara Swisher
I believe every modern organization should be run under these principles.
Also recommended by: Doug Mcmillon, M Sanjayan

Work Rules!
3 people recommendedTalks about work-related insights derived from the authorβs time at Google.
Also recommended by: John Doerr, Michael Mauboussin
The competitive advantage of successful companies lies more on how healthy and well a companyβs organization behaves and operates.
Also recommended by: Graham Duncan
Talks about operations in decentralized organizations, especially compared to centralized ones.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams
If you are leading a team or mentoring someone, you should read this book.
A must-read for all product designers and marketers, and a lot of people in our team have taken the lessons in this book to heart.
A must-read for tech teams.
An excellent book on organizations, and I found this book more relevant the more we grow our team.
Every once in a while, I enjoy science fiction novels like this one.
A must-read for marketing and customer service teams.
Gives a perspective on long term vision. It will broaden your horizons and views.
A great book about platforms, how to build them, and why they are important and impactful.
Learn how powerful storytelling is if you want to be a better salesperson, marketer, and communicator.
A must-read for team players, team leaders, and aspiring leaders.
Itβs clear no one knew how to value stocks a few decades ago, maybe even today.
