Changpeng Zhao
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as possible during that time.
They were very hostile on crypto.
They were very hostile on our industry.
So I just wanted to stay as far away as possible.
So it was not possible to run a crypto business in America before.
I think now it's more possible.
So I think in the last year and a half, we're seeing a 180-degree reversal, which is great for the U.S.
economy, I think.
Now, would you consider ever coming down here and living here, or no, you're happy in UAE?
I think right now my lifestyle is pretty set up and it's not easy getting U.S.
passports, et cetera.
So I'm pretty content where I am, but I think we will definitely want to do more business and invest more in the U.S.
So if I'm a friend of yours, I know you do some mentoring as well for some of the founders that you work with.
And if I asked you, I said, look, I got a bunch of different places to live in, in crypto space.
Should I go build my hub out of America or should I build it outside of America?
What advice would you give me?
I think today I would say definitely do you have a presence in America?
But you may want multiple presences because the crypto regulations today are country specific.
U.S.
regulations doesn't service the rest of the whole world initially.