Changpeng Zhao summed up the results of 2025 and highlighted key achievements

Looking back on 2025, entrepreneur and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao highlighted a number of key milestones he considers most significant for the development of the crypto industry and his company. In his analysis, he highlighted several projects and achievements that he believes have had a significant impact on the market.

Giggle Academy's Successes

Zhao cited Giggle Academy as one of its key achievements. He emphasized that for a relatively small team, the success of this educational project has been a significant achievement, and its impact on students and participants even exceeds that of a traditional university. According to Zhao, Giggle Academy promotes the dissemination of knowledge about cryptocurrency and blockchain, which is an important step toward increasing awareness and education in this field.

BNB Chain Ecosystem Growth

Changpeng Zhao also noted the strong growth of the BNB Chain ecosystem throughout 2025. He noted that while the network had been undervalued and largely overlooked in previous years, attention increased significantly in 2025. As a result, on-chain transaction volume increased by approximately 600%, an impressive figure. The number of daily active addresses exceeded 2 million, and BNB Chain became one of the industry leaders in transaction volume.

YZi Labs' Transitional Phase

Speaking about YZi Labs, Zhao noted an important transitional phase in 2025. Ella, a key figure on the team, returned from an operational role to a focus on investments, which significantly accelerated the pace of work. Over the course of the year, YZi Labs completed approximately 70 deals and reviewed over 1,000 projects. The Easy Residency program continued to develop, and support was provided across two phases to approximately 30-40 projects demonstrating steady progress.

Binance Results

Changpeng Zhao also mentioned Binance, emphasizing that the exchange continues to demonstrate strong performance even without his direct involvement. The platform's user base has approached 300 million, a significant milestone for any cryptocurrency trading platform. This demonstrates growing interest in cryptocurrencies and that Binance remains a leading player in the market.

Global Adoption of Cryptocurrencies

More broadly, Zhao noted that global adoption of cryptocurrencies remains low. He emphasized that whether measured by user numbers or share of global wealth, penetration remains at a minimal percentage, and globally, perhaps even below 1%. This underscores the need for further development and popularization of cryptocurrencies to make them more accessible and understandable to a wider audience.

In Conclusion

Thus, 2025 has been a year of significant achievements and growth for Changpeng Zhao and his projects, but much work remains to be done to achieve wider global adoption of cryptocurrencies.