Following high school, Tiantian attended Durham University in the United Kingdom 2010–2013, where he studied Finance and graduated with a first-class honors degree.
Tiantian started his career in 2013 as a credit trader in the Fixed Income division of Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong.
[3] Besides co-founding Amber and building it into a multi-billion-dollar fintech unicorn, TT sat on the Board of Fnatic (one of the world's most successful e-sports organizations) and founded KeeperDAO (the first on-chain liquidity underwriter) before giving it back to its community.
A keen sportsman, he was a ski instructor during his school holidays as a teenager and was captain of his college basketball team during his time at Durham University (2010 – 2012).
He was also enthusiastic about powerlifting, music production, chess, scuba diving, and had travelled to over 20 countries with his wife.