┈┈➤What is the significance of CZ attending Davos?
In January 2026, CZ officially attended the Davos WEF (World Economic Forum) and gave a wonderful speech.
The name of the Davos Forum is well-known, but its status may not be familiar to every friend.
The Davos Forum is recognized as the highest-level unofficial economic coordination platform in the world, bringing together political leaders, central bank governors, and business leaders every year to jointly assess and set the global economic agenda.
On January 22, 2026, @cz_binance officially attended the New Era for Finance sub-forum in the official agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The New Era for Finance is one of the official agendas in the main venue of Davos.
CZ is transitioning from a "receiver" of rules to a "maker" of rules, becoming one of the giants capable of influencing global economic trends!
This directly benefits Binance's development, and Binance has thus entered the sight of global economic leaders.
However, numerous data indicate that Binance is almost equivalent to the entire cryptocurrency industry. CZ's moment at Davos is actually the ongoing mainstreaming of the cryptocurrency industry globally.
┈┈➤ Binance's market influence and leadership
╰┈✦ Static data on asset scale
According to the proof of reserves from Binance, the total amount of cryptocurrency assets in the Binance wallet is $166.75 billion, which is 7.5 times that of the second-ranked platform. Even excluding Binance's platform token BNB, the assets in the Binance wallet amount to $134.893 billion, which is 6 times that of the second-ranked platform.
And it also exceeds the total TVL (Total Value Locked) of all DeFi protocols (USD 119.664 billion).
Among them, the Binance wallet holds:
636,914.163 BTC, accounting for approximately 23.27% of the total BTC stock on all exchanges and about 3.2% of the total BTC circulation.
4,343,899.193 ETH, accounting for approximately 26.47% of the total ETH stock on all exchanges and about 3.6% of the total ETH circulation.
38,665,008,077.439 USDT, accounting for approximately 20.69% of the USDT circulating supply.
7,633,433,933.612 USDC, accounting for approximately 10.4% of the USDC circulating supply.
Friends who have played on the blockchain should understand that these ratios demonstrate Binance's extremely important influence on the market.
The assets in the Binance wallet belong to users, so the Binance user ecosystem has unparalleled influence in the cryptocurrency market.
╰┈✦ Dynamic transaction volume data
According to CoinMarketCap data, Binance's 24-hour spot trading volume is $1.25 billion, which is 7.5 times that of the second-ranked platform, Coinbase.
Binance's 24-hour contract trading volume is $29.2 billion, which is more than the combined total of the third and fourth places, Bybit and Gate.
Binance trading volume data shows that the Binance user group not only has the largest cryptocurrency asset scale globally but is also a highly active user group.
With such asset scale and trading activity, the trading sentiment and behavior of Binance users have significant leadership in the entire cryptocurrency market.
╰┈✦ Comprehensive user behavior data
Using the 24-hour spot trading volume divided by asset storage, Binance has the smallest ratio. This is because many users use Binance as an asset storage and payment tool, not just as a trading venue.
This is because Binance's security is widely trusted. Even in Web3 payment scenarios, when both parties mention UID, the default scenario is Binance UID.
The ratio of 24-hour derivatives trading volume to spot trading volume shows that Binance is in the medium to low range, reflecting that Binance users are not primarily engaged in aggressive contract trading but are not overly conservative either.
Therefore, Binance is the common first choice for users in terms of asset storage, payments, stable investments, and aggressive trading.
╰┈✦ Returns brought by retained assets
The proof of reserves from Binance reflects a massive amount of retained assets, which provide significant returns to users.
In 2025, Binance issued rewards of $1.2 billion to users through capital preservation and profit earning.
The reason Binance offers such financial returns to users is due to the two major product innovations in 2025: one is the Alpha market, and the other is the OTC selection, which integrates Binance into the on-chain ecosystem while enhancing the connection between Web3 and Web2 in daily life.
This has further increased Binance's scale while accelerating the internal on-chain and off-chain co-prosperity of Web3 and the external coupling of Web2. These expansions and integrations enhance Binance's core competitiveness while benefiting Web3 users. This reflects Binance's sense of responsibility and pioneering spirit as an industry leader driving the industry forward.
┈┈➤ Binance's product reputation and user base
╰┈✦ Product reputation
Google and Apple data show that Binance is the most popular, with the highest user activity and best reputation among crypto applications.
On Google Play, the Binance APP is the highest downloaded crypto application, with over 100 million downloads and a rating of 4.6.
The next is Trust Wallet and Coinbase, which have over 50 million downloads. Coinbase's rating in the US region is 4.4 (lower ratings in other regions).
Next are TradingView, Metamask, Phantom, Bybit, and others with over 10 million downloads.
In the Apple App Store, the Binance has received 13,000 reviews with a score of 4.8, while Coinbase has 7,500 reviews with an overall score of 4.5.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to satisfy everyone; the more users there are and the more people participate in reviews, the lower the ratings tend to be.
However, more user participation in reviews actually gives the Binance APP a higher rating. This confirms that Binance is not only the cryptocurrency application with the largest user base but also provides an excellent user experience.
The product standard of Binance has, to some extent, defined the highest user experience standards in the cryptocurrency industry.
╰┈✦ User quantity
In December 2025, the total number of Binance users exceeded 300 million, accounting for 4.2% of the global adult population.
Through Google search trends, we can understand the actual demand of Web users.
Undoubtedly, Binance remains in the top position.
Including leading CEX, DEX, wallets, and even comprehensive analysis platforms, Binance is the platform with the highest search volume.
Binance's overall data even surpasses that of the comprehensive financial analysis platform TradingView. The previous data indicates that the Android download volume of the Binance APP is about 10 times that of TradingView.
These data collectively confirm a fact: Binance is the most popular cryptocurrency product with the largest number of users. Binance's user behavior and ecological trends are highly representative and influential for the entire cryptocurrency market.
┈┈➤ Binance's path to security and compliance
╰┈✦ Security
On the back end, Binance stores the vast majority of assets in offline cold wallets, with a small portion of funds kept in hot wallets to protect user funds.
On the front end, in addition to regular multi-factor authentication, hardware keys, and anti-phishing codes, many security technologies have also been enabled. For example, using AI technology to monitor abnormal trading behaviors and to keep real-time attention on unsafe addresses on the blockchain. When the system detects remote logins, large suspicious withdrawals, signs of account takeover, or transfers to unsafe addresses, Binance will automatically trigger forced locking or manual intervention.
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In addition to technical prevention and control measures, Binance has also established a $1 billion Asset Protection Fund (SAFU) for emergency relief afterwards.
╰┈✦ Compliance
The essence of compliance remains user asset security and risk avoidance.
As of January 2026, Binance holds licenses or has completed registration in over 20 countries or regions, including Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Dubai, Pakistan, Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, and Lithuania.
Among them, the ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market), effective from early 2026, is a global license. ADGM is a financial center regulated by the FSRA (Financial Services Regulatory Authority), which strictly monitors the capital adequacy, asset isolation, and global market behavior of operating entities. The user rights and risk control of financial institutions under its regulation can be relatively effectively managed.
Since 2023, Binance has been continuously deepening its layout in security and compliance, reducing the risks of direct contact with major categories of illegal funds by 96%.
5.4 million users have been prevented from potential scams and fraud losses by Binance, recovering a total of $6.69 billion in losses.
┈┈➤ In conclusion
CZ is not an ordinary participant at Davos, but as the founder of Binance and a leader in crypto innovation, he is among those reshaping the global financial landscape.
This directly benefits Binance's compliance operations and market expansion globally.
The benefits of Binance are actually equivalent to the benefits of the industry and the users.
When CZ took the guest seat at the Davos Forum, its significance had transcended CZ and Binance itself. At this moment, CZ represents not only Binance but also Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and the entire crypto industry. CZ's voice is the voice of the entire cryptocurrency industry. CZ's trip to Davos marks the entry of the crypto industry into the mainstream stage of the world economy. Crypto is no longer niche; it must become great.
The snow in Davos, CZ must really like it……