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Track record
1 PROJECT
1 position on CoinPaprika team lists
After their events
−26.9%
NEXT DAY−7.2%30 DAYS−26.9%
every measured event on this person's projects
Next event
NOTHING SCHEDULED
schedule from the projects' own event lists
Changedno field on this page changed since the previous build
Track record in shortON RECORD
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Projects
1
token records · Oct 3, 2026
Positions
1
on CoinPaprika team lists
Best-ranked project
#4
BNB · Oct 3, 2026
Median from ATH
−42.5%
across projects · Oct 3, 2026
Projects hacked
0
during a recorded tenure
First seen
Oct 3, 2026
first recorded in our sources
Career historyON RECORD
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| Tenure | Position | Project | Chain | Rank now | Market cap | From ATH | Rank, 90 d | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — → present | Chief Architect | BNB (BNB) | BNB Chain | #4 | $105.1B | −42.5% | active | |
None · 6 events and 4 listings on record · no hack during the tenure. | ||||||||
Source: CoinPaprika /people/james-hofbauer · outcomes from PatternPlus · fetched
TimelineMEASURED
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| Date | Event | Token | Venue | 7d before | Next day | 7 days | 30 days | vs BTC | 90 days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||||
| all-time high BNB all-time high: $1.37k during tenure | BNB (BNB) | — | +11.6% | −7.2% | −15.5% | −26.9% | −15.3% | −30.6% | derived | |
Highest daily close in our price history. On Oct 13, 2025 BNB set an all-time high; it fell 7.2% by day 1 and was 26.9% lower 30 days later, 15 points behind BTC; it had moved +11.6% in the 7 days before. | ||||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||
| spot listing Binance Adds BNB/USDC, BTC/USDC & ETH/USDC Trading Pairs during tenure | BNB (BNB) | Binance | — | — | — | — | — | — | announcement | |
Binance listed BNB on Mar 12, 2023; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||
| perpetual listing OKX lists BNB perpetual during tenure | BNB (BNB) | OKX | — | — | — | — | — | — | instruments | |
BNB-USDT-SWAP perpetual trading. OKX opened perpetual futures for BNB on Dec 23, 2022; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| spot listing OKX lists BNB during tenure | BNB (BNB) | OKX | — | — | — | — | — | — | instruments | |
BNB-USDT spot trading (quotes: EUR, USDT, USDC). OKX listed BNB on Dec 20, 2022; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||||
| recorded event Binance Futures Will Increase Maximum Leverage on BNB Contract to 75x during tenure | BNB (BNB) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | coinpaprika | |
BNB made the news on Sep 14, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| perpetual listing Binance Futures Will Launch BNB/USDT Perpetual Contract With Up to 50x Leverage during tenure | BNB (BNB) | Binance | — | — | — | — | — | — | announcement | |
Binance opened perpetual futures for BNB on Feb 7, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
Co-workersON RECORD
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| Person | Shared projects | Their positions | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Yan | BNB | Director of Product | 1 |
| Changpeng Zhao | BNB | CEO | 1 |
| Christy Hyungwon Choi | BNB | Director at Binance Labs | 1 |
| David K. | BNB | Head of Singapore | 1 |
| Diem Tran Kieu | BNB | Vietnam Marketing Management | 1 |
| Ella Zhang | BNB | Head of Binance Labs | 1 |
| Jane Zhan | BNB | Talent Acquisition | 1 |
| Jin Lan | BNB | Senior Software Developer | 1 |
| Kathy Zhu | BNB | Operations | 1 |
| Leah Li | BNB | Global PR Manager | 1 |
| Licheng Cao | BNB | Senior Android Development Engineer | 1 |
| Nicholas Ng | BNB | Senior Product Manager | 1 |
| Pheng T. | BNB | Talent Acquisition | 1 |
| Rebecca M. | BNB | Talent Manager | 1 |
| Roger Wang | BNB | CTO | 1 |
| Sunny Li | BNB | Operations Director | 1 |
| Ted Lin | BNB | Chief Growth Officer | 1 |
| Zhongyi Cheng | BNB | Operation Manager | 1 |
Names, aliases and disambiguationON RECORD
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Change logON RECORD
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Chief Architect of BNB; 1 project on record since Oct 3, 2026.
CoinPaprika people record and our token joins; as of Oct 3, 2026.
James Hofbauer has 1 position on record across 1 token project; the highest-ranked is BNB (#4), and it is active as of Oct 3, 2026. BNB (BNB) is −42.5% from its Oct 13, 2025 high and no hack was recorded during the tenure.
From the latest data refresh
Regenerated nightly from token ranks and events; as of Oct 3, 2026.
1 position across 1 project; 1 current, 0 ended, as of Oct 3, 2026.
CoinPaprika team lists joined to our token records; as of Oct 3, 2026.
6 events across James Hofbauer's projects up to Oct 3, 2026; 6 fell inside a recorded tenure and 1 have a measured day-30 outcome.
events and effects of every linked token; as of Oct 3, 2026.
18 people share at least one project with James Hofbauer on record as of Oct 3, 2026: Allan Yan, Changpeng Zhao, Christy Hyungwon Choi, David K., Diem Tran Kieu and Ella Zhang.
People listed on the same projects' team lists; as of Oct 3, 2026.
No alias is recorded for James Hofbauer as of Oct 3, 2026; the name is written exactly as CoinPaprika publishes it.
Aliases as CoinPaprika publishes them; other people with the same name on record.
No field on this page changed between Oct 2, 2026 and Oct 3, 2026.
Change log compared against the previous build; as of Oct 3, 2026.
Questions
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Sources
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5 sources feed this page; 5 fetched successfully, the most recent at Oct 3, 2026 19:50 UTC; none reported an error on the latest fetch.
Positions come from CoinPaprika's team lists (people id james-hofbauer); ranks, drawdowns, events and hacks are joined from the token records on this site.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last successful fetch | Last error | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coinpaprika | name, description, links, positions | 2026-10-03 18:58 UTC | none | api.coinpaprika.com/v1 |
| defillama | hacks during tenure | 2026-10-03 19:05 UTC | none | api.llama.fi |
| predict | predictions: chance of a higher price, typical move, likely range and our track record | 2026-10-03 19:24 UTC | none | — |
| snapshot | daily snapshots and the change log | 2026-10-03 19:48 UTC | none | — |
| build | the nightly rebuild | 2026-10-03 19:50 UTC | none | — |
PatternPlus compiles facts from public sources and gives no financial advice; corrections by email. As of Oct 3, 2026.
