BC Wong Succeeds Johnny Lyu as KuCoin CEO

On Jan. 20, 2025, KuCoin named its chief legal officer, BC Wong , as CEO. The release reached PR Newswire at 04:00 EST, which is 09:00 UTC, under the headline “KuCoin Appoints BC Wong as CEO to Lead Compliance and Global Expansion.” Coinspeaker, publishing at 17:11 UTC, named the executive Wong succeeded: Johnny Lyu , who "held the role since May 2020." Seven days later, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced that KuCoin's operator, Peken Global Limited, had pled guilty. Lyu's start and that plea are told in Johnny Lyu Takes KuCoin's Top Job as Michael Gan Moves Up to Chairman , so this piece follows what came after.