BC Wong is a Singaporean legal professional and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin. He previously served as the company's Chief Legal Officer before being appointed to the CEO position in January 2025, where he focuses on global expansion, regulatory compliance, and technological infrastructure. ^[1]

Education

BC Wong earned a Juris Doctor (JD) from Singapore Management University. He also holds a Master's degree from George Washington University in the United States. His legal background has been a central component of his career in the digital asset industry. ^{[1] [7]}

Career

BC Wong is the Chief Executive Officer of KuCoin Exchange, a role he assumed in January 2025 after serving as the company’s Chief Legal Officer from July 2023 to July 2024. As CLO, he led KuCoin’s global regulatory strategy, working on licensing efforts in multiple jurisdictions and strengthening engagement with financial regulators across the European Union, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Since becoming CEO, Wong has emphasized expanding KuCoin’s global footprint, enhancing compliance, and improving user security. Under his leadership, the exchange has invested in overhauling its technical infrastructure, including a full redesign of its wallet architecture, the implementation of a real-time data system, and the strengthening of security frameworks. He also oversaw the establishment of a research team of more than 20 specialists dedicated to compliance, proof-of-reserves, and transparent reporting. In May 2025, he announced plans to launch region-specific, compliant platforms in Europe and Australia and to continue building out the ecosystem around the KuCoin Token (KCS).

Prior to his tenure at KuCoin, Wong was a Director at Expansioner Pte Ltd (2019–2023), Senior Legal Counsel and Deputy Assistant of the General Counsel at Huobi in Beijing (2018–2019), and a lawyer at Samuel Seow Law Corporation in Singapore (2016–2018). ^{[1] [2] [7]}

The Trust Project

At the TOKEN2049 conference in Dubai in late April 2025, Wong announced a major strategic initiative called the "Trust Project." He committed $2 billion from KuCoin to this long-term project, which is designed to build greater confidence in the cryptocurrency industry. The stated goals of the initiative are to:

• Strengthen transparency and reporting standards.
• Enhance platform security measures.
• Advance compliance and collaboration with global regulators.
• Promote responsible innovation within the digital asset space.
• Fund global educational initiatives to improve user knowledge. ^[3]

In May 2025, Wong delivered a keynote address at TOKEN2049 Dubai, titled “The Trust Gap in Crypto: Building Platforms That Deserve to Win.” The talk focused on regulatory compliance, user protection, and the role of technical infrastructure in fostering trust within cryptocurrency exchanges.