2023 was a tough year for Binance - from the Paxos lawsuit, to Changpeng Zhao's sentence, to the change in management.
Nevertheless Binance managed to navigate through these turbulent times and the company is expected to experience further growth.
Around two weeks ago the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conluded its investigation into Binance stablecoin issuer Paxos.
The SEC’s decision alone is already a pivotal moment for the crypto industry and Binance in particular.
With the dismissal of Changpeng Zhao’s charges he is expected to be released from prison soon.
Additionally, BNB chain’s volume and dominance have been steadily growing since June. At the time of writing BNB is trading at $561 after a 4% drop in the past 24 hours.
Considering the combination of these 3 factors, you might think that Binance and the entire BNB ecosystem could experience rapid growth, especially if the market rebounds and Bitcoin goes for a new ATH.
Binance’s Megapool project, new futures and spot listings, as well as the support of many new cryptocurrency and blockchain projects could be pivotal for the top crypto exchange’s future.
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