- Leadership shake-up: new co-CEO
Yi He — one of Binance’s co-founders — has been appointed co-CEO, joining Richard Teng. The new dual-leadership structure was announced in early December 2025. The change reflects Binance's push to expand globally, scale operations and strengthen compliance and user growth amid a challenging regulatory environment. Wikipedia+3Reuters+3Fortune+3
- Binance launches “Junior” savings-for-kids product
Binance unveiled a new offering called Binance Junior. It allows parents to open supervised crypto-savings accounts for children aged 6–17. Kids cannot withdraw on-chain — only parents or other linked Junior accounts — but deposits may earn interest, aiming to introduce crypto finance early, under parental control. Decrypt+1
- Proof-of-Reserves update: big shifts in asset holdings
In its most recent Proof of Reserves report, Binance showed a noticeable rise in Bitcoin and stablecoin reserves, while holdings in ETH and USDT decreased. This suggests users are shifting toward BTC and stablecoins — which may reflect changing risk sentiment or expectations for the market ahead. BeInCrypto+2MEXC+2
- Expansion and regulatory outreach: Binance in Pakistan
Binance officials visited Pakistan, engaging with government and military leaders as the country works on a national crypto policy framework. This may signal growing Binance influence in emerging crypto markets and regulatory collaboration abroad.
