In a May 9, 2026 interview with Crypto In America, the Binance founder said he would have used geo-fencing (location-based access restriction) from the start if he could do it again.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said in a May 9, 2026 interview with Crypto In America that, in hindsight, he would have blocked U.S. users from the beginning and implemented geo-fencing (location-based access restriction) from day one. The comment reflects his retrospective view on how Binance should have handled U.S. market access, a key issue for global crypto exchanges operating across multiple jurisdictions.