Binance Loses High Executives amid Regulatory Challenges
Senior Managers Resigning from Binance
It has been reported that senior officials at Binance are departing the company due to the regulatory mess the cryptocurrency trading is currently facing. People familiar with the situation claim that although some exchange employees have already departed, others have been preparing to step down from their positions. Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, who started working at Binance in 2021, announced his resignation on Friday. In a tweet, Hillmann announced that he was leaving the organisation amicably.
According to people with knowledge of the situation who spoke with Bloomberg, Steven Christie, senior vice president for compliance, and Hon Ng, general counsel, are the other senior officials who have allegedly left Binance. It is reported that Eleanor Hughes will become the new General Counsel.
CZ Rejects Conjecture
However, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, sometimes known as “CZ,” has denied the rumours surrounding the departures. Zhao tweeted that the exchange will keep hiring additional personnel, noting that in just six years, it had grown from 30 to 8,000 members.
“As markets and the world environment for crypto exchanges, as our organisations evolve, and as personal situations change, there is turnover in every company,” Zhao stated. “We thank our ex-team members for their contributions to our growth and wish them all the best.”
Reduced Market Part
In the meantime, Finance Magnates revealed on Thursday that Binance’s market share was dropping. Moreover, between April and June, Binance.US, the ostensibly independent exchange, saw its market share decline the greatest, from 22% to 9%. The regulatory pressure the exchange is under in the international market is blamed for the drop.
Accounts Transferred in the Netherlands
According to a different rumour, Binance intends to move its users’ accounts to Coinmerce, a competitor, in the Netherlands. There is anxiety among thousands of Dutch consumers following the exchange’s recent announcement that it was ending operations in the area.