Binance, a privately owned financial services company founded in 2017, provides blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure. Employing approximately 10,000 people, its headquarters are located in Japan.
On May 14, 2025, CoinDesk announced updates to Consensus, a crypto and blockchain conference. On May 20, 2025, Binance announced increased cryptocurrency usability in Brazil. On June 7, 2025, AB DAO announced that its token, $AB, was listed on Binance Alpha. The TOKEN2049 crypto conference in Dubai sold out on April 28, 2025, with 15,000 attendees. A separate announcement on April 30, 2025, concerned Pencil Finance, a student loan protocol, and did not involve Binance directly.