Changpeng Zhao: tech chief in the eye of the cryptocurrency storm

The founder of Binance, the world's largest digital currency exchange, is on a mission to talk to governments and regulators even as investors retreat

Changpeng Zhao does not like ambiguous words. Which is just as well: the crypto industry, in which he is a leading figure, is in turmoil and crying out for clarity.

The 45-year-old founder and chief executive of Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, meets the Observer in an upmarket London hotel after one of the most tumultuous weeks in the short history of digital money.