E166: Bitget CEO From Divorced Single Mom to Running a $20B/Day Crypto Exchange

E166: Bitget CEO From Divorced Single Mom to Running a $20B/Day Crypto Exchange

April 9, 2026 · 1h 26m · Episode 165

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Gracy Chen shares her inspiring journey from being a divorced single mom to becoming the CEO of a leading crypto exchange.

Gracy Chen went from a divorced single mom to CEO of Bitget, a top 5 crypto exchange doing $20B in daily volume with 25 million users. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go beyond the mic - subscribe to The Shift, my new weekly newsletter where I share the uncut stories, raw takes, and behind-the-scenes notes from When Shift Happens: https://www.kevinfollonier.com/crypto-web3-newsletter ___________ PARTNERS 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/ 💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries: https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT 🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence. Buy with 10% off (promo code in video): https://trezor.io/?transaction_id=102... 🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ ⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg…

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Host: Kevin Follonier

Guest: Gracy Chen

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Jupiter, KAST, Trezor, Bitwise Asset Management, Ethena, Sumsub

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Organizations: Bitget

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