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Crypto exchange Binance has decided to relocate part of its staff from the UAE. This was reported by analyst Colin Wu on the Wu Blockchain account on X.
According to him, Binance has offered employees four relocation options: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok. The move is linked to rising instability in the region amid the war involving the US and Iran.
Following the escalation of tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran, instability in the region has increased. Against this backdrop, reports about potential risks for the UAE, including Dubai, have become more frequent.
The impact is already visible in the economy. Dubai’s real estate market has come under pressure, with the DFM Real Estate Index dropping by more than 25% since the start of the war.
Since its founding in 2017, Binance has developed not as a company with a single permanent office, but as a global and flexible structure. The exchange launched in China, later moving parts of its operations to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, and eventually building a network of local entities across multiple countries. This approach allowed Binance to quickly adapt to market changes and regulatory requirements.
In practice, the company long operated under a distributed model without a clearly defined headquarters. Instead of a single main office, Binance gradually built an international ecosystem with a presence in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Only over time did the exchange begin focusing on more stable regional hubs and licensed entities.
Earlier this year, Binance applied for authorization to operate in Greece under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.