🔷 #BinanceBlockchainWeek — Quick 2025 Snapshot & What It Means for Crypto
📈 What Happened at Binance Blockchain Week 2025
At the event held in Dubai, Binance’s CEO Richard Teng said that crypto — especially stablecoins — is now evolving “into a global infrastructure layer.”
Some headline stats shared: stablecoin market-cap surged ~50% this year; wallets holding stablecoins rose sharply; daily stablecoin transaction volumes reportedly now exceed traditional payment networks.
Binance also revealed that its payment arm (Binance Pay) merchants grew from 12,000 to nearly 21 million in one year — showing huge growth in real-world crypto payment adoption.
As part of a leadership update: Binance co-founder Yi He was named Co-CEO alongside Teng. This signals Binance’s ambition to scale up operations globally and navigate regulatory & growth challenges with stronger leadership.
🔭 Why This Matters — The “Big Picture” Shift
The emphasis on stablecoins and payments — rather than pure speculation — suggests that crypto is maturing. Projects are now more about infrastructure: payments, stable value transfer, tokenization, real-world assets, and Web3 adoption. That’s a structural shift, not just hype.
With payments adoption increasing, retail and institutional adoption could grow faster: more people using crypto for real transactions, cross-border transfers, and not just investment/speculation.
Binance’s growing merchant base + stablecoin growth could help crypto withstand macroeconomic shocks less badly than “pure speculation coins.” This lends some stability — while still offering upside.
@Igor Freitas - BNB Brasil Ambassador
