{"id":"yuanjie-zhang","version":1,"language":"en","title":"YuanJie Zhang","hidden":false,"content":"**YuanJie Zhang** is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of [Conflux Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/conflux), a public Layer 1 network that allows users to exchange digital assets and record transactions. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-a3bvgm92qcq)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-17q0dshiiq7i)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](aCNg6Vi4Hhg)$$  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nYuanJie Zhang attended Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and obtained a Bachelor's degree before proceeding to obtain a Master's Degree from Brandeis University, Massachusetts. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-a3bvgm92qcq)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nPrior to joining [Conflux](https://iq.wiki/wiki/conflux) as a founding member, YuanJie gained professional experience at Huatai Private Fund of Funds, UNC Endowment Management Company, and Novus on Wall Street. YuanJie's interest focuses on investments, capital markets, and business operations.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-a3bvgm92qcq)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gkmo0wzjyv)  \n  \n## Conflux  \n  \nYuanJie Zhang joined [Conflux](https://iq.wiki/wiki/conflux) as the founding member alongside [Ming Wu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ming-wu) and [Fan Long](https://iq.wiki/wiki/fan-long) in September 2018. Conflux is a permissionless layer-1 [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) made to power [decentralized applications](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application) (dApps), e-commerce, and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) infrastructure by being more scalable, decentralized, and secure. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-97h785e562e)  \n  \nZhang describes Conflux as a consensus protocol and a blockchain system aiming to achieve high throughput without compromising decentralization. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-x04ffhij32o)  \n  \nIn December 2018, the Conflux [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) project raised $35 million from backers including Sequoia and Baidu. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-wzw54g36g6h)  \n  \n> \"My little achievement is I raised about 35 million dollars for this project in the first round. That's my job\" - YuanJie Zhang mentioned in an interview[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-x04ffhij32o)  \n  \nYuanJie Zhang is also a public speaker whose primary interest is in [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft), and business operations. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gkmo0wzjyv)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-17q0dshiiq7i)","summary":"YuanJie Zhang is the Co-founder and COO of Conflux Network, with professional experience in investments, capital markets, and business operations.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"a3bvgm92qcq\",\"url\":\"https://confluxnetwork.org/en/about/team\",\"description\":\"YuanJie Zhang\",\"timestamp\":1689715494868},{\"id\":\"gkmo0wzjyv\",\"url\":\"https://medium.com/conflux-network/conflux-founders-series-meet-yuanjie-zhang-11e4a3f96835\",\"description\":\"Conflux Founders Series — Meet YuanJie Zhang\",\"timestamp\":1689715532735},{\"id\":\"17q0dshiiq7i\",\"url\":\"https://radicleinsights.com/posts/conflux-nft-china\",\"description\":\"Yuanjie Zhang, Co-Founder of Conflux Network on why every brand should adopt an NFT strategy \",\"timestamp\":1689718119656},{\"id\":\"97h785e562e\",\"url\":\"https://confluxnetwork.org/\",\"description\":\"conflux website\",\"timestamp\":1695140848093},{\"id\":\"x04ffhij32o\",\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCNg6Vi4Hhg\",\"description\":\"youtube - YuanJie Zhang interview\",\"timestamp\":1695141313854},{\"id\":\"wzw54g36g6h\",\"url\":\"https://www.coindesk.com/35-million-sequoia-baidu-back-turing-award-winners-blockchain-project\",\"description\":\"$35 Million: Sequoia Backs Turing Award Winner's Blockchain Project\",\"timestamp\":1695141440226}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://confluxnetwork.org/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/forgivenever"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmQaqprxLq7AmgdUws9YuATeRG9akV28tziWLuK849JzZK"}],"user":{"id":"0x6753061a4cffbc0A617e57E956A298D88702a94B"},"author":{"id":"0x8eBEb49FEFC02bd8C053F588F58A85e72E4cF9C9","profile":{"username":"Tobiloba_Ogunwusi","avatar":""}},"media":[{"name":"yuanjie_zhang_e349ea2188.jpg","id":"QmVXEnUeVUisYqSjg4wALS2qwBa8dDGGd268ARNV7dbGVw","size":"0.01","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"aCNg6Vi4Hhg","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCNg6Vi4Hhg","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"views":63,"events":[{"title":"Co-founder & COO at Conflux","description":"YuanJie Zhang joined Conflux in September 2018.","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2018-09","link":"https://medium.com/conflux-network/conflux-founders-series-meet-yuanjie-zhang-11e4a3f96835"}],"ipfs":"QmQaqprxLq7AmgdUws9YuATeRG9akV28tziWLuK849JzZK","transactionHash":"0x38e9563549192bbb86c4505b57b81743972bfa08a4475e96473ce761919c247a","created":"2023-07-18T22:12:06.835Z","updated":"2023-09-19T16:41:04.211Z","images":[{"id":"QmNw3MFQB8hjwYp4V6zEKjH3MrZKeKptPg2Mn3oNj2iKaU","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":["conflux"]}}