Overview
- Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on Dec. 3–4, Zhao said it is his “full intention” to help make America the global crypto hub.
- He described the United States as “an emerging land for Binance” after a period when the company tried to pull back during the Biden administration.
- Binance US remains operating on a smaller scale after a 2023 SEC lawsuit that cost it banking access and several state licenses.
- Zhao praised recent policy moves, citing the GENIUS Act on stablecoins and ongoing work on the CLARITY Act to define digital assets.
- He called for closer bank–crypto integration and noted his 2024 guilty plea and four‑month U.S. prison term, asserting no users were harmed.