Binance is Planning to Establish Multiple Regional Headquarters
Binance, the worlds leading crypto exchange is planning to establish multiple regional headquarters around the globe, said the CEO of the exchange Changpeng Zhao. The comments came in light of growing global regulatory scrutiny against the crypto exchange. It is currently facing regulatory actions in nearly a dozen countries including Hong Kong, Thailand, and Itlay. The crypto exchange had earlier ignored similar regulatory warnings and the need for a headquarter, but now seems to have decided to comply as regulatory pressure now threatens its global dominance. Regulators over the past month have highlighted that Binances lack of headquarters is a big concern. CZ said they are working to become licensed everywhere and will work with regulators to sort out current issues. The crypto exchange has also been warned by regulators for offering services without registering or obtaining the necessary permission to do so. At a time when rival crypto exchanges such as Coinbase and FTX have made significant progress in terms of user base expansion and regulatory compliance, while Binance has faced regulatory blows one after the another. Will Binance Lag Behind? Binance had earlier claimed to have headquarters in Malta and later in the Cayman islands but compliance problems forced it to move away