(Adnkronos) - “Il 2024 è stato un anno fondamentale per il mercato globale delle criptovalute, segnato dall'approvazione del Bitcoin ETF all'inizio dell'anno negli Stati Uniti e, successivamente, in molte altre parti del mondo, ma credo fermamente che il 2025 sarà ancora migliore, con un contesto di tassi di interesse più favorevole e governi di molti paesi che si preparano a sostenere questo settore attraverso regolamentazioni intelligenti.” Così Richard Teng, CEO di Binance che ha fatto visita in Italia per la prima volta dalla sua nomina a numero 1 del più grande ecosistema blockchain ed exchange di criptovalute al mondo,
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00:00I'm very grateful to be part of a very dynamic, committed and passionate team within Binance,
00:10which works to support our global users in their financial freedom.
00:15Of course, our users are the foundation of everything we do.
00:19We are an organization that puts users first,
00:22as demonstrated by the fact that this year we have acquired 60 million new users.
00:26We are very grateful to our community for their continuous support.
00:30As far as the global cryptocurrency market is concerned,
00:332024 has been a key year,
00:36marked by the approval of the Bitcoin ETF at the beginning of the year in the United States
00:41and later in many other parts of the world, such as Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia and so on.
00:46This year we have seen a growing interest from many institutions,
00:50including giants like BlackRock, Fidelity, Charles Wobb.
00:53If we consider the first 200 global financial institutions,
00:57today they all have an agenda dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
01:02It has been a really historic year.
01:04In addition, the recent election of President Trump in the United States
01:07has given further momentum and greater clarity on how the US will support cryptocurrencies in the future.
01:13So far it has been a great year, but I firmly believe that 2025 will be even better,
01:18with a context of more favorable interest rates and governments of many countries
01:22preparing to support this sector through smart regulations.
01:26More and more institutions are increasing their investments in cryptocurrencies.
01:30Discussions on Bitcoin reserves in the US and in many other countries around the world
01:35will give further momentum to the growth of this sector.
01:38Regulations are extremely important because they provide clarity to market operators like us
01:43on the parameters within which we can operate.
01:46At the same time, they provide users with greater protection
01:49by clarifying what are the measures to protect their interests and their assets.
01:53We therefore support smart regulations that support the innovative aspects of this sector,
01:59but also manage the risks.
02:01However, the regulatory challenges are still numerous.
02:04Only about a third of global regulators are regulating this sector,
02:08and among those who do so there are no harmonized standards.
02:12Countries and jurisdictions regulate in a different way.
02:15Some treat cryptocurrencies as securities, others as raw materials,
02:19others as digital payment tokens or digital assets.
02:22This represents a challenge for a global operator like us,
02:26which must adapt to local regulations.
02:28Let's hope that over time we can reach a series of harmonized and standardized regulations globally.
02:34The European Union as a market is extremely important to us.
02:38We look forward to continuing to invest in this area.
02:41In the field of MICA and MIFIR regulation, Italy has a jurisdiction of enormous relevance.
02:46We have a great local team here and we are ready to support all our Italian users
02:51in their journey in the world of cryptocurrencies.