{"id":63193,"date":"2026-03-12T10:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/binance-us-names-new-ceo-as-crypto-exchange-eyes-expansion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:09:17","slug":"binance-us-names-new-ceo-as-crypto-exchange-eyes-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/binance-us-names-new-ceo-as-crypto-exchange-eyes-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance.US names new CEO as crypto exchange eyes expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"post-description\">Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that was once a target of a long-running SEC lawsuit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"html-renderer-container\">\n<p>Binance.US, the US affiliate of crypto exchange Binance, has named compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory as CEO as the company looks to re-expand in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a title=\"https:\/\/blog.binance.us\/leadership-team-update\/\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.binance.us\/leadership-team-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> on Wednesday that Gregory took over from former CEO Norman Reed on March 9, who will now serve in an advisory role.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory is the former CEO of crypto exchange Currency.com and previously served as compliance chief and counsel at CEX.IO and as a compliance officer for Gemini.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to lead the Binance.US team as we write the next chapter for the best platform for U.S. crypto investors,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cThe Binance.US brand is extremely powerful, with a founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), who has continuously advocated to make the US the crypto capital of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2026-03\/019cdfe1-5f74-7644-bf20-117a18e24f9c.png\"><figcaption><em>Stephen Gregory appearing on \u201cThe Wolf Of All Streets Podcast\u201d in 2023, when he was CEO of Currency.com. Source: <\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fu9SRXD8TfQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fu9SRXD8TfQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Binance.US once sat in legal hot water for years after it was <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-sues-binance-in-us-district-court-for-unregistered-securities-operations\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-sues-binance-in-us-district-court-for-unregistered-securities-operations\">sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> in 2023, alleging it failed to register as an exchange, among other charges.<\/p>\n<p>However, the SEC dismissed its case against the company with prejudice in May, adding to one of many crypto enforcement actions the agency has <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/secs-2025-guidance-what-tokens-are-and-arent-securities\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/secs-2025-guidance-what-tokens-are-and-arent-securities\">recanted under<\/a> US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<h2>Binance.US hints at expanded offerings<\/h2>\n<p>It was also just over a year ago that Binance.US <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-us-resumes-usd-bank-deposits-and-withdrawals\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/binance-us-resumes-usd-bank-deposits-and-withdrawals\">reinstated US dollar<\/a> deposits and withdrawals after operating as a crypto-only exchange following the SEC lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/doj-investigates-binance-s-role-in-alleged-iran-sanctions-evasion\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/doj-investigates-binance-s-role-in-alleged-iran-sanctions-evasion\"><em><strong>Binance sues Wall Street Journal amid report of DOJ Iran probe<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The past year has also seen the company launch products to expand its rewards and staking offering, as well as a referral program.<\/p>\n<p>Binance.US said in its latest announcement that it plans to continue expanding its crypto <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/understanding-staking-pools-the-pros-and-cons-of-staking-cryptocurrency\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/understanding-staking-pools-the-pros-and-cons-of-staking-cryptocurrency\">staking product<\/a> and will introduce services around decentralized finance and tokenized assets.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18518100\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p>It follows other crypto exchanges that have begun to offer products outside of solely trading, offering digital assets <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-stocks-surpass-1b-ondo-xstocks-dominate-sector\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-stocks-surpass-1b-ondo-xstocks-dominate-sector\">tied to stocks<\/a> and enticing customers with various ways to earn yield.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/cryptos-impossible-choice-when-privacy-and-aml-laws-conflict\/\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/cryptos-impossible-choice-when-privacy-and-aml-laws-conflict\/\"><em><strong>When privacy and AML laws conflict \u2014 Crypto projects\u2019 impossible choice<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-type=\"crypto_biz\" data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-label=\"Subscription Form: Crypto Biz Newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p>Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy <a href=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy\">https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":63195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tien-dien-tu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}