Binance New CEO Says Company Transitioning Into a “Corporate Structure”

A new era is beginning at Binance, according to new CEO Richard Teng, who confirmed that the company will transition into a more traditional financial structure.

Richard Teng, Binance’s new CEO, has outlined the company’s vision with him at the helm. He revealed that Binance will now embrace a “conventional corporate structure” that brings transparency to its board of directors, office addresses, and financial standing.

The new approach would represent a fundamental shift from the previous Binance structure, which championed the idea of being a decentralized entity with no widely known physical offices. Instead of its former approach, Binance will aim to be the leading crypto platform for regulatory compliance, with Teng set to use his decades of experience as a financial markets regulator to make it a reality.

Notably, the new Binance CEO did not provide a specific timeline for when Binance would have fully evolved into a traditional corporate structure. Instead, he told Forbes in the interview that he has “robust timelines” on when the company would realize its new goals.

Meanwhile, Binance’s decision to transition into a more traditional corporate structure is unsurprising. The company has come under a compliance regime from U.S. authorities for three years as part of its recent settlement. Hence, the move represents a broader effort by Binance to meet its new obligations, reinvent the company, and gain market share in an industry that looks ripe for institutional adoption. 

BNB’s Future Remains Uncertain Under New Leadership

It is noteworthy that Binance is yet to clarify the future of its native BNB coin in the wake of the company’s transition to a corporate structure. The cryptocurrency had been an integral part of the company’s offering and was heavily promoted by former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ).

However, since Binance’s regulatory woes surfaced and CZ’s recent departure, the exchange operator has largely toned down marketing for BNB. Talks of transitioning into a “corporate structure” have further cast doubt about BNB’s future.

BNB has lost 8% of its market value in the past seven days and remains over 5% below its opening price at the start of the year. BNB is also down 22% on the year-on-year (YoY) chart, underperforming at a time when the broader crypto market has posted significant gains.