Binance Hiring 1,000 as Compliance Spending Tops $200M

  • CEO Richard Teng outlined the employment goals in an interview
  • Crypto exchange faces years of US oversight after a plea deal
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Binance Holdings Ltd. is hiring 1,000 people this year with many earmarked for compliance roles as the crypto exchange’s annual spending to meet regulatory requirements, including US oversight under a plea deal, tops $200 million.

Chief Executive Officer Richard Teng, who is visiting the US to talk to monitors and officials, outlined the employment goals for the world’s largest crypto trading platform in an interview with Bloomberg News in New York on Wednesday.