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Binance announced it has reached 300 million registered users, a milestone implying that approximately 1 in 27 people worldwide now use the platform.
In a joint year-end letter titled “From Frontier to Everyone,” Co-CEOs Yi He and Richard Teng reflected on a turbulent yet pivotal 2025, declaring that the industry has officially graduated from its chaotic “Wild West” phase into “a new epoch of regulatory clarity and institutional convergence.”
The ‘GENIUS’ Turning Point
The executives identified July 18, 2025, as the year’s most critical date as it marked the signing of the GENIUS Act in the United States.
The legislation, which established a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins and digital assets, was described in the letter as the signal the industry had been waiting for.
“Regulation is no longer perceived as the Sword of Damocles hanging over heads, but a moat protecting innovators,” the CEOs wrote.
With 70% of major global jurisdictions now enforcing clear crypto frameworks and new FASB accounting standards in place, Binance asserts that the market has moved from “uncertain expansion” to “certain expansion”.
Convergence: Wall Street Meets Retail
The CEOs also said 2025 was defined by the merging of retail enthusiasm and institutional capital.
- Retail Growth: Global retail-driven volume on Binance surged by 125% year-on-year.
- Institutional Shift: Institutional trading volume grew 21%, supported by a survey indicating that 70% of professional investors have either invested in crypto or plan to do so within the year.
The letter highlighted major traditional finance moves, such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton moving nearly $10 billion in sovereign bonds on-chain, as proof that “Wall Street has learned the language of blockchain”.
Binance Alpha 2.0 and the $1 Trillion Shift
To bridge the gap between centralized trading (CEX) and decentralized finance (DeFi), the exchange heavily promoted Binance Alpha 2.0 this year.
The feature, which brings on-chain trading directly into the exchange interface, processed over $1 trillion in volume in 2025. It allowed 17 million users to access early-stage web3 projects without leaving the platform, claiming a reported $782 million in airdrop rewards.
Security: 96% Drop in Illicit Exposure
Addressing long-standing concerns regarding compliance, the letter revealed significant improvements in the platform’s risk controls:
- Illicit Flow Reduction: Direct exposure to major illicit flow categories dropped by 96% between 2023 and 2025.
- Fraud Prevention: AI models intercepted $6.7 billion in potential fraud losses affecting 5.4 million users.
- Scam Recovery: The team assisted 50,000 users in recovering $11.7 million lost to external scams.
Binance also highlighted its full licensure from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), considering it one of the “strictest regulatory exams in the world”.
2026 Outlook: The ‘Wind Rises’
Looking ahead to 2026, Yi He and Richard Teng cited five “powerful forces” driving the market:
- AI & Tech Revolution: Boosting productivity.
- Fiscal Stimulus: Governments channeling fiat to households.
- Liquidity Gates: Central banks restarting balance sheet expansion.
- Regulatory Clarity: The upcoming “RFIA/CLARITY Act” set to define rules for on-chain assets.
- Sovereign Adoption: Nations discussing Bitcoin as a strategic reserve.
“When nations start discussing Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, and when assets on-chain grow from billions to trillions, this can no longer be summarized simply as a ‘bull market.’ Rather, this is a fundamental reshaping of financial infrastructure,”
Richard Teng and Yi He, CEOs of Binance
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