Recently, many friends have been sharing this image:

It seems necessary to introduce everyone to the big names, so I'll start from a clockwise direction~

The first is Chuxia Hu, whose real name is Gu Ying, often referred to as 'Brother Hu' in the circle.

In early 2014, he fully devoted himself to the field of cryptocurrency, later founding Wei You and promoting the development of the Yuanjie project.

Yuanjie is a well-known project from the 2017 ICO boom, raising 10 million yuan, with its token $ETP showing the following trend:

As for the second, I truly don't know who Ramble is. I hope friends who want to know can add in the comments.

The third is Baoyeye, whose real name is Guo Hongcai. He established one of the largest Bitcoin mining farms in the world in Inner Mongolia in 2014.

In 2016, he gained fame by attending the Davos Economic Forum. At the time, he wore shorts and flip-flops, declaring in broken English in front of formally dressed financial figures that 'Bitcoin's value will exceed the GDP of all countries.'

Baoyeye's personal calls for trades are numerous, among which the most fervent might be for Bitcoin God.

The fourth is Han Feng, who holds a Ph.D. in quantum physics from Tsinghua University. Elastos is a blockchain project established in 2017, initiated by founder Chen Rong (an operating system expert who previously worked at Microsoft) and Han Feng among others.

The fifth is Yang Linke, known as 'the first person in Chinese Bitcoin' in the cryptocurrency circle. He co-founded the first Bitcoin exchange in China, BTCChina, which was established in 2011 and is one of the earliest cryptocurrency trading platforms in China and globally.

(Yangyang is Baoyeye's wife; the image shows Baoyeye interviewing Yang Linke.)

In September 2017, the Chinese government issued a notice (on preventing the risks of token issuance financing) (known as the '94 Ban'), prohibiting ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and requiring the closure of all cryptocurrency exchanges. As a result, BTCChina ceased its trading services, and Yang Linke's public activities also diminished.

The sixth is Shen Bo, the founding partner of Fenbushi Capital, a blockchain venture capital firm established in 2015 and headquartered in Shanghai.

Another partner of Fenbushi Capital is Xiao Feng, who will be introduced later.

The seventh is Li Lin, who co-founded Huobi in 2013 with Du Jun and others. The Huobi network is considered the Whampoa Military Academy of China's cryptocurrency circle.

From the seating arrangement, this OG dinner is hosted by Li Lin.

Li Lin graduated from Tsinghua University with a degree in automation, possessing a solid technical background.


In October 2022, Li Lin sold the controlling stake of Huobi to About Capital Management, with the transaction amount reportedly exceeding 1 billion USD. Subsequently, he announced his exit from the Huobi management team and gradually faded from public view.

After the sale, Huobi was taken over by Sun Yuchen (Justin Sun).

The eighth is Dr. Xiao Feng, founder of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs, co-founder of Fenbushi Capital, and chairman of HashKey Group.

Xiao Feng worked at the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau in his early years and participated in the establishment of Bosera Asset Management in 1998, serving as its general manager.

In 2013, the dramatic fluctuations in Bitcoin's price caught Xiao Feng's attention. After in-depth research, he recognized the potential of blockchain technology and decided to enter this field.

Xiao Feng's claim to fame in the crypto industry was investing in early Ethereum through Fenbushi Capital.

His collaboration with Shen Bo is also regarded as a benchmark for blockchain investment in China.


Today, the Hong Kong Blockchain Carnival hosted by Dr. Xiao Feng is also the flagship event for Hong Kong's Web3.

The ninth is Kong Jianping. In 2015, he invested 7.6 million yuan in Canaan (one of the world's earliest producers of ASIC Bitcoin mining machines), becoming a partner, executive director, and co-chairman.

Kong Jianping is currently the chairman and CEO of Nano Labs, a company focused on metaverse infrastructure and high-performance computing chips.

The tenth is Sun Ming, who is a partner and general counsel at Fenbushi Capital.

The eleventh is Gracy, CEO of Bitget. Under Gracy's leadership, Bitget's user base grew fourfold, becoming one of the top four exchanges in the world.

The twelfth is Yi Lihua, whose experience of investing 500 yuan in 100,000 ETH in 2015 has become a legend in the circle. He also collaborated with Li Xiaolai and Old Cat (Zhu Pan) to invest in projects including Quantum Chain, VeChain, and EOS.

Li Xiaolai accused him of creating a 'small tight circle' for money-making and being involved in 'mouse warehouses', while Yi Lihua refuted that he actively terminated the cooperation and saw through Li's 'cutting leeks' nature.

The thirteenth is Shuai Chu, who dropped out of his doctoral studies at the University of Science and Technology of China to enter the cryptocurrency industry. He initiated Quantum Chain in 2016 and raised approximately 15 million US dollars through ICO in March 2017.

Shuai Chu has served as an advisor or public promoter for multiple blockchain projects, including Space Chain (SPC), Bodhi (BOT), and Prophet (AWARE). However, these projects saw significant price drops after their token issuance, even leading to losses, causing the industry to mock Shuai Chu's frequent endorsements, dubbing him the 'King of Losses'. Shuai Chu (who used the alias Steven Dai at the time) participated in the Bitbay project, which raised about 1,300 Bitcoins. However, Shuai subsequently transferred 200 of those Bitcoins and sold a large amount of the tokens issued by Bitbay, ultimately abandoning the project.

The last one is Dengdai, who was an active figure in the early Chinese cryptocurrency community, known for founding Yuanbao Coin in 2014.