Will the new boss lady of Coinbase become the next “No. 1”?

Angela Meng, a Chinese-American girl who grew up in Beijing and Los Angeles, has an impressive career, and her personality and growth experience are full of stories. As the new boss of Coinbase, she doesn't know whether she will become the next "No. 1 in the cryptocurrency circle".

On October 10, 2024, Brian Armstrong, the founder of Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, officially announced his marriage through the social media X. The billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency circle married a Chinese bride, Angela Meng. He said: Last weekend, I married my long-term partner and friend Angela Meng! Can't wait to build a new life together.  

This news quickly swept the crypto community last weekend. Not only did well-known figures in the global crypto field send their blessings, Cathie Wood of Ark Invest also sent wedding blessings to the two newlyweds: "I'm so happy for you and Angela, Brian!"

MicroStrategy founder and chairman Michael Saylor also attended their wedding celebration and sent congratulations on social media. Many other well-known figures in the circle also offered their blessings in the comment section.  

And the gimmicks such as "Chinese girl marries into a top wealthy family" and "the century wedding in the cryptocurrency circle" excited the Chinese crypto community for a while. How did the Chinese bride Angela Meng get to know Brian Armstrong and marry into a wealthy family aroused everyone's curiosity? Will she become the next He Yi? Such discussions have also been discussed in the crypto community.  

At the same time, Armstrong and his Coinbase also became the most popular story mentioned by people last weekend.  

Groom Armstrong: Listed on the Forbes Rich List and Created the American Crypto Empire

Brian Armstrong, born in 1983, is 41 years old this year. He is the CEO of Coinbase Global, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, and his current net worth is as high as 8 billion US dollars.  

Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platforms, was directly listed on the Nasdaq on April 14, 2021. It is the veritable first cryptocurrency stock, and its market value once approached the $100 billion mark. As the most popular crypto asset exchange for the general public in the United States, Coinbase currently has users in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, with 43 million verified users, 7,000 institutional customers and 115,000 ecological partners, with a market value of up to $41.4 billion.  

Coinbase's influence in the United States is not limited to Crypto. Coinbase's influence is by no means limited to its own business. Its accumulated industry resources and the encrypted ecosystem it has built have always been the focus of attention of practitioners. It is not only a compliant cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, the first unicorn company in the blockchain field worldwide, but also has top investment institutions. Coinbase Ventures has invested in many companies and projects including Compound Labs, StarCard, Inc., and Amber Global in recent years. And in the eyes of most Americans, it is a financial technology company with global influence. As the founder of this American crypto unicorn, Armstrong not only owns about 19% of Coinbase's shares, but is also the undisputed leader in strategic direction. Before founding Coinbase, Armstrong was a developer at IBM and a consultant at Deloitte. He worked as a software engineer at Airbnb from 2011 to 2012. Back in 2010, Armstrong saw the Bitcoin white paper and was deeply fascinated by it. He bought more than 1,000 Bitcoins at a price of $9 each, and did not leave the market even though the price of Bitcoin plummeted to $2 during the process. In the summer of 2012, he developed a wallet and gave a presentation on Coinbase at Y Combinator's demo day. Since then, Coinbase has begun to move towards Silicon Valley. After obtaining the first investment in Silicon Valley, Coinbase has gained the favor of more and more well-known investment institutions.

Although the early revenue data of Coinbase is far less prominent than that of platforms such as Binance and Huobi, its origin in Silicon Valley and the background of many investment institutions have made compliance the path for Coinbase to explore upward, giving it the characteristic of serving institutional customers far more than ordinary investors, and also making it the preferred trustworthy platform for financially strong listed companies such as Tesla when deploying the crypto industry. At present, Coinbase manages more than 200 million US dollars in funds from well-known investment institutions such as Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, USV, DFJ and the New York Stock Exchange.  

As early as 2019, Armstrong began to appear on the Forbes rich list and became the undisputed leader of the US encryption industry.  

It was once rumored on social media that Armstrong had previously been married to Indonesian actress and model Raline Shah, but after the official announcement of his marriage, Armstrong clarified the news and said that Angela was the only woman he had ever married.  

Raline Shah, the "ex-wife" rumored on the Internet, said on social media, "Congratulations to my friend Brian on his new life. I learned a lot from him when I lived in the United States. I hope that this time his marriage to Angela will be long-lasting and happy." 

The bride Angela Meng: A Chinese beauty from Beijing to the United States, a media person who married into a wealthy family 

Due to Armstrong's emphasis on personal privacy, his personal information has not been paid attention to on the Internet. Until the official announcement of his marriage, the name of "Exchange boss lady" Angela Meng came into the public eye. For a time, many people began to compare her with He Yi, the "number one sister in the currency circle."

Asian girls are known for their intelligence, beauty, and delicate skin, and have always been highly respected by the upper class in Europe and the United States. When you look at Angela Meng's resume, you will find that this Chinese girl who grew up in Beijing and Los Angeles has an impressive career, and her personality and growth experience are full of stories.

Angela Meng lived in Beijing since she was a child. At the age of 11, she went to Los Angeles, USA with her mother to reunite with her father, and began her life in the United States. Like many stories in novels, although they can live in the United States, Angela Meng's family is not particularly wealthy. The family of three squeezed into a single room shared by three households, and the bathroom had to be used in turns.

The xenophobia and racial discrimination in American society did not affect Angela Meng's growth. She was admitted to UCLA and chose to study history. After graduating from college, she worked in the Lazard New York branch of Wall Street's old investment bank. After that, she worked as a reporter for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and Reuters in Beijing. She also studied at the Claremont Institute. She also worked as a model for Elite Model Management and LA Models.

Rich experience as a reporter and model allowed Angela Meng to quickly gain a foothold in American society. Not only was she able to get in touch with higher-level social relationships, but her rich personal experience also allowed her to start her own life as a writer.  

The independent and confident lifestyle of Asian girls has attracted many European and American upper-class societies. Angela Meng is not only ambitious but also caring - she once donated all the proceeds from a book to charity.

Charming, beautiful, loving, and tough, these advantages may also be the reasons why Angela Meng was favored by Brian Armstrong.  

It is worth mentioning that the second generation of "old money" in the upper class of Europe and the United States prefers young beauties with blonde hair and blue eyes, while the first generation of entrepreneurs who have worked hard on their own prefer the emotional value and rational minds brought by Asian beauties.  

In the circle of super-rich people in the United States, the more famous Asian wives include Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi Deng, Sergey Brin's ex-wife Nicole, and Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan, etc. Now this list will add the name of Angela Meng. At present, Armstrong has not indicated whether he will allow Angela Meng to participate in the management of Coinbase, and Angela Meng has no experience in encryption or management of companies, but the previous famous Chinese wives have left a strong chapter in the business story. We will wait and see the story of Angela Meng.