Memecoins Won’t Lead Binance Future, Says Co-founder He Yi

• Binance is exploring diverse projects, including memecoins, but prioritizes decentralization and lower FDV.
• Binance Labs invests in OpenEden to boost tokenized US Treasury Bills and integrate traditional finance with DeFi.

Binance’s co-founder, He Yi, recently clarified the exchange’s view on the current memecoin movement. Contrary to widespread misconception, Yi stated that Binance is not actively promoting memecoins in the market.

Instead, Binance is testing a wide range of initiatives, including memecoins, Telegram-based games, and venture-backed infrastructure projects.

The major purpose of this research is to look into projects with lower Fully Diluted Valuations (FDV) and more decentralized token distributions, which Binance regards as critical to supporting healthy market participation across the board.

He Yi, co-founder of Binance, explained: Binance has no intention to guide the trend towards Meme. There are three types of projects now: Telegram games, all for airdrops; many infrastructures, all high FDV VC coins; Memecoins. Binance found some projects with low FDV and… https://t.co/RNWSdW6bo1

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 16, 2024

Binance Prioritizes Balanced Listings and Cautions on High-Risk Tokens 

While memecoins have received a lot of attention, Yi noted that Binance’s listing strategy prioritizes balance above focusing too heavily on any specific type of token. This larger approach is intended to encourage community-backed projects while adhering to decentralization principles.

Yi also recommended investors exercise caution when dealing with high-risk assets such as memecoins, reminding Binance users to conduct their own research (DYOR) before making any financial commitments.

The surge in popularity of memecoins is exciting, but Binance remains committed to delivering a safe and well-rounded platform for many sorts of tokens, including a mix of high-potential assets for retail and institutional investors alike.

Beside that, as we previously reported, Binance Labs, the exchange’s venture capital arm, recently made headlines with an investment in OpenEden. This investment seeks to accelerate the adoption of tokenized Real World Assets (RWA), notably US Treasury Bills, in the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry.

Tokenizing traditional financial assets, such as Treasury Bills, is an important step in closing the gap between traditional finance and blockchain-based systems.

Binance is positioned itself at the vanguard of this integration by assisting OpenEden in expanding its offerings and forging new collaborations, demonstrating the exchange’s commitment to developing connections between traditional financial markets and decentralized platforms.

Meanwhile, talk is rife over the expected release of Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), this month. Many in the cryptocurrency community are keeping a close eye on this development, since CZ’s release might have huge consequences for Binance and its native asset, BNB.

The good sentiment surrounding this event may also spread to the entire crypto market, including Bitcoin, as market participants anticipate potential strategic moves by Binance that might strengthen the exchange’s position and the value of its token.

Meanwhile, the BNB Coin price is trading at $538.62, down 1.45% over the last 24 hours, and is still moving in wide consolidation over the last 30 days.