Former Binance Labs Makes First Investment Following Zhao's Return: Report

2025-1-30 13:17

YZi Labs, the rebranded venture capital arm of crypto exchange Binance, made its first investment following founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's release from prison, Fortune reported on Wednesday.

The company formerly known as Binance Labs led a $16 million funding round into Sign, a startup that seeks to simplify token distribution and bring verification of credentials on-chain, according to the report.

“Proper distribution builds trust, and verification is an essential part of it. As more people move on-chain, this is a critical part of the foundational infrastructure,” Zhao, said in an email, according to Fortune's report.

The rebrand to YZi Labs means the firm has turned from being the exchange's venture capital arm into the family office of Zhao and Binance co-founder Yi He, with Zhao taking an active role in investments.

Zhao was released from U.S. prison in September following a four-month prison sentence for violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to set up an adequate know-your-customer program at Binance.

He also agreed to a pay a $50 million fine and step down as Binance CEO as part of his guilty plea.

YZi Labs did not immediately respond to CoinDesk's request for comment.

Read More: Restaking Protocol Puffer Finance Reveals Upcoming Airdrop Details

origin »

SIRIN LABS Token (SRN) на Currencies.ru

$ 0.000103 (+0.33%)
Объем 24H $2
Изменеия 24h: 0.77 %, 7d: -3.08 %
Cегодня L: $0.000103 - H: $0.000103
Капитализация $0 Rank 7860
Доступно / Всего 0 SRN

labs binance round funding million airdrop sign

labs binance → Результатов: 126


Binance Labs сменила название на YZi Labs

Венчурное подразделение Binance провело ребрендинг, став YZi Labs. Компания расширила инвестиционный фокус на искусственный интеллект и биотехнологии, сохранив приверженность Web3-инновациям.

2025-1-24 18:08


Фото:

Binance и a16z инвестируют $45 млн в криптостартап Oasis Labs

Стартап Oasis Labs привлек $45 млн в ходе закрытого пресейла токенов от крупнейших инвестиционных фондов и предприятий, в числе которых фонд a16z (Andreessen Horowitzs), Binance, Accel, DCVC (Data Collective), Foundation Capital, Electric Capital, Polychain, Pantera, Metastable.

2018-7-9 20:31


Oasis Labs raises $ 45 million

Oasis Labs today announced it has raised $45 million from a16zcrypto, Accel, Binance, DCVC (Data Collective), Electric Capital, Foundation Capital, Metastable, Pantera, Polychain, and more. Founded by a team of academic and entrepreneurial leaders, Oasis Labs is designing a platform to overcome performance, security and privacy limitations that have hampered blockchain adoption to date. Oasis

2018-7-9 17:06


Блокчейн-стартап Oasis Labs привлек $45 млн

Блокчейн-стартап Oasis Labs завершил приватный пресейл токенов, собрав $45 млн от ведущих инвестиционных фирм — фонда a16zcrypto (Andreessen Horowitzs), Accel, Binance, Pantera, Polychain, Metastable, Foundation Capital, Electric Capital, DCVC.

2018-7-9 13:50