{"id":"brandon-chez","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Brandon Chez","hidden":false,"content":"**Brandon Chez** is recognized as the CEO of Aegis Capital and the founder of [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap), a prominent [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) website established in 2013. Over the years, the platform has evolved to hold a prominent position as a global authority on [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) information and has consistently ranked among the most visited websites worldwide. He is generally known to be a private person in the crypto industry.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ts54uria53i)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-dw2mpw72mid)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-vfprfr36dyq)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nBrandon Chez earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2009.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-08bk250dbupa)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nBrandon Chez's professional background includes roles at Lockheed Martin and Mediabistro, a platform for journalists. In 2013 he took a position as a software engineer at Rocketrip, a company assisting businesses in managing operational costs, leaving the role in 2015. Chez also founded [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap) in 2013, evolving into a prominent [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) information authority and widely accessed website. After acquiring Hashtag Capital in 2019, he implemented measures to address inflated reported volumes from exchanges sharing market data with [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap) in 2020. [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance) acquired [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap) in 2020. Presently, Chez is the CEO of Aegis Capital, providing Investment Banking services.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ts54uria53i)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-vfprfr36dyq)[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-08bk250dbupa)  \n  \n# 2018 Bitcoin Market Fall  \n  \nIn January 2018, Brandon Chez became associated with a significant bitcoin market decline. On January 8, almost all [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) experienced a loss of 15% or more in value, leading to a market capitalization drop of $100 billion. Chez was implicated in the incident, as it was revealed that on February 7, [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap), under his direction, suddenly excluded data from South Korean exchanges, where prices tended to be consistently higher than the global average. This action resulted in a decline in the value of [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), impacting other [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) as well.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ts54uria53i)[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-08bk250dbupa)[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-jm764m8uv1s)  \n  \n","summary":"Brandon Chez is the CEO of Aegis Capital and founder of CoinMarketCap, known as a global authority in cryptocurrency information.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"ts54uria53i\",\"url\":\"https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/people/brandon-chez\",\"description\":\"coinmarketcap Brandon Chez\",\"timestamp\":1703986827996},{\"id\":\"dw2mpw72mid\",\"url\":\"https://golden.com/wiki/Brandon_Chez-MN3696M\",\"description\":\"golden Brandon Chez\",\"timestamp\":1703986843513},{\"id\":\"vfprfr36dyq\",\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/brandonaegis?lang=de\",\"description\":\"twitter Brandon Chez\",\"timestamp\":1703986854877},{\"id\":\"08bk250dbupa\",\"url\":\"https://iwealthyfox.com/brandon-chez-net-worth/\",\"description\":\"iwealthyfox Brandon Chez\",\"timestamp\":1703986871594},{\"id\":\"jm764m8uv1s\",\"url\":\"https://cryptobriefing.com/coinmarketcap-founder-brandon-chez/\",\"description\":\"cryptobriefing Brandon Chez\",\"timestamp\":1703986912005}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/brandonaegis?lang=de"}],"user":{"id":"0xf32ECD5c8f5633212f1a25A3931aDDc0CEc42938"},"author":{"id":""},"media":[],"views":0,"events":[],"images":[{"id":"QmVCoASZUBSh8RWw4qgo6yqg4vxsbyT2xDXbMAr7ERNfsj","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}