0G and CFX (Conflux) do not share the same core founders, but both teams have technical connections, and the core founder of CFX is indeed from Tsinghua's Yao Class. The specific details are as follows:
1. Core conclusions must be clarified
The core founder of CFX (Conflux) is Long Fan, a definite graduate of Tsinghua's Yao Class, who is the technical and strategic core of the project;
The chief founder of 0G is Michael Heinrich, who does not have a Yao Class background but has former core members of CFX joining his team, which represents a "cross-project technical linkage" rather than being led by the same founder.
2. Breakdown of the founders & team backgrounds (clearly distinguished)
1. CFX (Conflux): Core team from Yao Class
Core founder: Long Fan
Graduated from Tsinghua University's Yao Class (Tsinghua Academy Computer Science Experimental Class), later obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), currently an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, and has twice won gold medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), showcasing strong technical capabilities.
Core team related to Yao Class
In addition to Long Fan, CFX co-founder David Chow also graduated from Tsinghua's Yao Class, and the project has Turing Award winner and Yao Class founder Yao Qizhi serving as chief scientist, representing a typical top-tier technical team project from the "Yao Class" system.
2. 0G: Led by foreign founders, including former core members of CFX
Chief founder: Michael Heinrich
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, has conducted research at Harvard University, and has worked at well-known companies such as Microsoft, Bridgewater, and Bain, without a Yao Class background, focusing core experiences on AI and blockchain cross-industry technology integration.
Team connection with CFX (key linkage points)
Among the co-founders of 0G, Min Wu is a former co-founder & chief technology officer of CFX, previously employed at Microsoft Research Asia, deeply engaged in blockchain and cryptographic security; another co-founder, Fan Long, also has relevant cooperative experiences with CFX, equivalent to 0G's team absorbing former core technical backbones of CFX, but not directly founded by core founders such as Long Fan.
3. Summary
CFX is a public chain project led by the "core of Tsinghua's Yao Class (Long Fan)," while 0G is an AI blockchain project "led by foreign founders + former technical members of CFX joining."
