I felt compelled to write this piece to shed some light on the issues we are facing as an industry in dealing with sanctioned parties, and to put out a rallying cry for our industry peers to do more to take a stand against this sort of illicit behavior.

We are excited to announce the appointment of our Co-Founder Yi He as the new head of Binance Labs, the venture capital (VC) arm and incubator of Binance.

I write this from Geneva, Switzerland where I have been invited by the World Economic Forum to participate in a meeting of The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime.

Binance, the world’s leading crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider, has strengthened its team with the recruitment of Jarek Jakubcek as the Head of Intelligence and Investigations for Asia-Pacific.

We are excited to announce the appointment of Joshua Eaton, former Deputy U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, as our Deputy General Counsel. Josh will lead our legal affairs, supporting global compliance, investigations, and law enforcement coordination activities.

In business media, crypto content performs extremely well. As the market leader, Binance is used to being headline news. Sometimes we may disagree with how we or crypto is portrayed, but more often than not, journalists work with us to educate readers.

We are excited to announce the appointment of Seth Levy, formerly from Citadel LLC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as Binance’s Head of Market Surveillance.

We are pleased to welcome Steven McWhirter, formerly from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as our Director of Regulatory Policy. Steven will lead our global regulatory policy team as we continue to provide users with access to world-changing innovations within a safe, secure and stable ecosystem.

We are excited to share that our Director of Sanctions Compliance Chagri Poyraz has been promoted to Global Head of Sanctions since joining in early January. In his current position, he is responsible for ensuring Binance meets and maintains full sanctions compliance globally as well as building robust sanctions control frameworks similar to traditional banks.

​As Binance’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Rohit shares all about his first four weeks, why he made the leap to crypto, and the projects that excite him.

Mayur Kamat’s resume includes some of the most prominent tech companies, from Google to Microsoft. Now, he brings his experience to take on a new challenge as the Head of Product at Binance.

Amidst a busy year for the crypto industry, Binance revisits their commitment to regulatory compliance and user protection.