Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. But where in the world is it?
That question got louder after crypto media reported in November 2019 that Binance’s Shanghai offices were raided by authorities; Binance denied the raid and denied that the Shanghai office exists at all. Almost two years later, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao still won’t answer the question straight; he says Binance has no headquarters.
So, where is Binance based? Here’s what we think we know: Binance started in China, then relocated to Japan in 2017 when Chinese regulators looked unfriendly. In 2018, it moved its home base to Malta, land of lax financial regulations—until Maltese authorities declared in 2019 that Binance is not licensed to do business there. The company was registered in both the Cayman Islands and The Seychelles as of 2017, and has used the Cayman Islands address to register trademarks of its name and logo, so you’d think one of those is its headquarters. But CZ won’t say.
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