Binance.US Tech Work Is Parceled to a Crew in Shanghai

  • About 20% of US platform’s workforce is located in China
  • Apparent China connection may draw US scrutiny to the firm
Changpeng Zhao, chief executive officer of Binance, speaks virtually during the Web3 Blockchain Festival in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The conference runs through April 15.Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg
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Binance.US, the digital-asset platform owned by crypto billionaire Changpeng “CZ” Zhao that was created to serve American clients, has a significant tech workforce in China.

Binance.US currently has about 100 contract workers in Shanghai, mostly in engineering and product roles, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the press. For at least a year there has been a plan to relocate some of the workers to North America, though progress has been slow, they said.