The $300M Move: Richard Teng on Tokenizing Wall Street
At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng detailed the exchange’s explosive growth to over 300 million users and its pivot toward “smart money” institutional services. Highlighting a landmark partnership with Franklin Templeton, Teng explained how tokenized money market funds are now being used as off-exchange collateral, allowing institutions to trade Binance’s deep liquidity while keeping assets in regulated custody and earning yield.