# Brandon Chez

> Brandon Chez is the CEO of Aegis Capital and founder of CoinMarketCap, known as a global authority in cryptocurrency information.

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- Created: 2023-12-31T01:47:16.295Z
- Last updated: 2023-12-31T01:47:18.883Z
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**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)  
  
# Education  
  
Brandon Chez earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2009.[\[4\]](#cite-id-08bk250dbupa)  
  
# Career  
  
Brandon 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)  
  
# 2018 Bitcoin Market Fall  
  
In 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)