Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory outlined plans in July 2026 to pursue a Commodity Futures Trading Commission license allowing Binance.US to offer event contracts, prediction markets, and derivatives

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Binance.US lost significant U.S. market share and suffered banking disruptions after international exchange Binance reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with U.S. regulators over financial law violations in 2023

Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory, who was appointed in March 2026, has been working to restore U.S. trading activity and expand product offerings following years of regulatory challenges tied to Binance's 2023 settlement with U.S. authorities

World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture co-founded by Donald Trump, was informed of the Binance.US $100 million fundraising round but is not participating in it

Binance.US is working to restore state money transmitter licenses across the United States to expand its customer reach

Binance.US is seeking to raise up to $100 million in a private funding round that would value the cryptocurrency exchange at approximately $1 billion, according to reports in October 2026

Binance.US experienced reduced access to dollar payment services as a result of regulatory pressure following 2023 actions against global exchange Binance

The proposed $100 million private fundraising round size, valuation, and investor participation for Binance.US remain under discussion and could change

The proposed $1 billion valuation for Binance.US represents a sharp decline from its 2022 funding round, when the exchange raised over $200 million at a pre-money valuation of $4.5 billion

In September 2026, Binance enabled eligible users to use supported bStocks as margin and futures collateral, allowing borrowing up to 5x leverage

Binance reported that more than half of early bStocks users also traded perpetual futures or direct equities on the platform

PaperTrade operates as a synthetic derivative perpetual trading platform built on Hyperliquid that offers up to 1,000x leverage

PaperTrade generated $1 trillion in synthetic trading volume during the platform's first week of operation

Zhimin Qian acquired her cryptocurrency holdings using fraud proceeds through Huobi trading accounts, over-the-counter transactions in China, and cryptocurrency mining.

Zhimin Qian purchased more than 100,000 bitcoin through a controlled exchange account before fleeing China in July 2017.

Prior to introducing direct spot trading, Standard Chartered provided client exposure to digital assets through cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives.

MARA Holdings' approved option metrics include Bitcoin produced, Bitcoin purchased, total Bitcoin holdings, number of blocks won, and energized hashrate.

Cboe Exchange filed its initial binary KPI options proposal on June 30, 2026, and submitted a revised Amendment No. 1 on October 1, 2026, before receiving SEC approval.

Approved Cboe binary option contracts cover reported business metrics across 23 public companies, including Coinbase Global, MARA Holdings, Robinhood Markets, Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple.

Coinbase Global's approved option metrics include total trading volume, transaction revenue, total revenue, subscription and services revenue, and diluted net income per share.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission granted accelerated approval on October 13, 2026 to a Cboe Exchange rule proposal permitting the listing and trading of binary options linked to reported corporate key performance indicators.