​Former Binance executive joins the TON Foundation. Bill Qian | TON Community

​Former Binance executive joins the TON Foundation.

Bill Qian, former head of global fundraising, ventures, and M&A at Binance Labs, which belongs to the world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, has become a member of the TON Foundation.

He’ll continue his duties as chairman of Cypher Capital while overseeing the TON ecosystem’s development by recruiting Asian Web2 and Web3 developers.

Qian is a crypto industry veteran and has carved out an illustrious career thus far — he was head of fintech investment at JD.com; he led the investment fund at Trustbridge Partners; and he was the head of Binance Labs.

About his new role at the TON Foundation, Qian said:

“I am more than excited to join the TON Ecosystem. My team and I will bring top-tier Asian Web2 developers from major internet platforms to TON and strive to bring the five billion Web2 users to Web3.”

We’re ecstatic that such a high-profile name in the industry — from Binance, no less — is joining the TON team, so here’s a warm welcome to the TON Foundation’s newest member, Bill Qian.