Binance the world biggest cryptocurrency exchange has long been synonymous with innovation in the blockchain space. However, its impact extends far beyond trading platforms and digital assets. Through its philanthropic arm, Binance Charity, and the personal initiatives of its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the exchange has committed to using Web3 technology as a force for good, addressing global challenges like poverty, education inequality, and disaster relief.
According to Recent reports, the foundation's contributions have surpassed $80 million, emphasizing education, poverty alleviation, and emergency aid, while competitors in the crypto industry often focus solely on market dominance, Binance demonstrated that blockchain can drive real-world change at scale, saving lives and building brighter futures.
💥 The Foundation of Binance Charity:
Binance charity initiative was launched in 2018 as the first decentralized charity foundation powered by blockchain, Binance Charity leverages the transparency of distributed ledger technology to ensure donations are traceable from donor to beneficiary. One might be wondering why this decentralised model? unlike what we currently have in traditional sectors, Binance charity ensures to eliminate intermediaries, reduce operating fee and most importantly build trust. (Because every transaction are being recorded on-chain giving donors advantage to track outflows)
By early 2026, Binance Charity has committed donations exceeding over $40 million and directly/indirectly benefiting 3.8 million individuals. For example:
• During the devilish "COVID-19 pandemic", Binance Charity committed over $4 million in donations, delivering PPE, oxygen concentrators, and testing kits to more than 300 hospitals worldwide, impacting over 100,000 lives.
• Most recently, In December 2025, Binance Charity pledged $245,000 to aid communities affected by floods and landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia, partnering with the Indonesian Red Cross for on-ground distribution and giving direct airdrops to their users affected.
Similar charity was carried out in Sri Lanka (Ditwah), where the foundation commited 60 million LKR to support families in rebuilding after cyclone incidence.
💥 CZ's Personal Touch:
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance's founder and a renowned figure in crypto, has extended his influence through personal charitable endeavors often referred to as "CZ Charity". His initiatives like Giggle Academy, a free online education platform launched to empower underprivileged children worldwide with courses in math, science, blockchain, and AI has taken the space by storm.
An initiative that started as a mere catch-up on twitter, currently serves over 88,000 students, adding more than 3,000 to 4,000 new users weekly as well as offering over 300 lessons and thousands of storybooks in multiple languages, making quality education accessible through mobile devices.
CZ's efforts also include disaster relief, such as a personal donation of 1,000 BNB (approximately $600,000) to earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand in 2025, with pledges up to $1.5 million via airdrops.
💥 Binance role in Empowering Africa:
Africa has been a focal point for Binance's philanthropy, where education and infrastructure gaps are significant, the exchange has invested heavily in building and supporting schools, aligning with its mission to foster blockchain literacy and economic inclusion. Its key program includes
• Lunch for Children initiative, which provides nutritious meals to support education, In Uganda alone.
• Partnerships with AltSchool Africa, providing full-tuition scholarships to over 500 young Africans,
• Collaborations with Utiva: This collaboration aim to educate 50,000 youths and offer 1,000 intensive tech training scholarships in Africa.
💥 Real-World Impact at Scale:
While several crypto exchanges and projects are promising to change the world with a mere words, Binance is delivering results, its charity arm has directly and indirectly touched over 4 million lives world wide. CZ personal philanthropy extending the numbers by tens of thousands.
In the volatile crypto industry, Binance's philanthropy provides stability and purpose, proving that profits can coexist with positive change.
Thank you Binance and CZ for making crypto safe and better for everyone.