Du Jun

Cofounder, Huobi

Search every verified Du Jun interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Du Jun, cofounder of Huobi, discussed his career and views on the cryptocurrency industry in an April 2025 podcast appearance. He described his early entrepreneurial activities, including earning tens of thousands of dollars per month at one point, and attributed Huobi's success to market timing and a stated company principle of "don't do evil," noting that no executive team member intentionally sought to harm users during his tenure. He also commented on market cycles, saying he previously held confidence in a four-year cycle, and recounted that a JP Morgan investment department head told him his asset allocation was largely USD-correlated, including his Bitcoin holdings. In the interview, Du Jun expressed concerns about the industry's moral standards, stating that many participants are "driven by traffic and hype" and have "lost track of proper values," which he called a disaster for the sector. He also discussed his approach to new projects, such as building an accounting software venture, and mentioned using AI tools like Grok for daily research and assembling advisory teams for unfamiliar endeavors.