Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, co-founded by Changpeng Zhao and Yi He in July 2017 and grown to 150 million users as of November 2023. Binance's Twitter Score is 913 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, placing it at rank #31 (top 0.1%) out of 531,432 accounts tracked, among the 34 accounts that score above 900 on this platform. Binance has published 44,132 posts since 2017.
Binance operates a broad blockchain ecosystem anchored by its native token BNB and the affiliated public blockchain BNB Chain, positioned for Web3 builders. Its venture capital and incubation arm, Binance Labs, reported $7.5 billion under management as of August 2022. Binance acquired Trust Wallet in July 2018 and CoinMarketCap, both of which operate as affiliated subsidiaries, and its U.S.-facing affiliate operates as Binance. US. Binance also maintains Binance Charity as an affiliated arm, helped build the USD1 stablecoin for World Liberty Financial, and received a $2 billion stake investment from a United Arab Emirates government-backed investment firm. Binance ADGM entities are regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market.
Binance faced significant U.S. regulatory and legal actions in 2023. On November 21, 2023, Binance pleaded guilty to federal charges including operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, agreeing to pay $4.3 billion in fines and forfeiture. U.S. authorities alleged that Binance facilitated approximately $898 million in transactions for sanctioned jurisdictions and criminal actors between 2018 and 2022. On June 5, 2023, the SEC charged Binance Holdings Ltd., its U.S. affiliates, and co-founder Changpeng Zhao with 13 securities-law violations, alleging unregistered offers and sales of BNB, BUSD, and other crypto asset securities, and alleging that Binance.com had earned at least $11.6 billion in revenue since July 2017; on May 29, 2025, the SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss that civil enforcement action with prejudice.
Binance's leadership changed significantly in November 2023, when co-founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to causing a financial institution to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and stepped down as CEO; Richard Teng, formerly global head of regional markets at Binance, was named CEO. On October 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao following his 2024 conviction related to Binance's anti-money-laundering failures, and Binance publicly welcomed the pardon. On December 3, 2025, co-founder Yi He was appointed co-CEO alongside Teng. Binance has been mentioned by 7,824 accounts across 68,263 total mentions.
Binance's affiliated portfolio includes Axie Infinity, Chiliz - The Sports Blockchain, Xend Finance RWA, Band, Shiden Network, Forbes Crypto, Seascape Network and CoinMarketCap.
Who follows Binance on X?
Binance draws a wide cross-section of the crypto industry to its follower base, with 16,071,509 followers as of July 2026 tracked on this platform. The accounts that follow Binance include 3,530 founders, 622 angel investors, 3,091 influencers and 347 VCs, among them Brian Armstrong, CZ BNB, Solana, Toly, ZachXBT and Ansem.