EXCLUSIVE: New Binance US CEO On Expansion, Regulation, & Why It’s The Best Time To Build In The US

Stephen Gregory is the new CEO of Binance US. In This exclusive interview, we discuss his decision to join Binance US, navigating the regulatory environment, growth plans including expanded fiat rails, & potential credit cards, expansion into prediction markets, the potential impact of the Clarity Act, competing with US Companies like Coinbase, tokenization, stablecoins, and what Binance has planned for AI and agentic payments.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Stephen Gregory To Crypto In America

0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Steve

1:00 - Why Steve Joined Binance US As CEO

2:30 - Binance US vs. Global

4:40 -Moving out of "Maintenance Mode": New fiat rails and credit cards5:45 - Derivatives And DCM Path

7:30 - Leading Binance US After Past Issues With Regulators 

11:45 - Prioritizing Which Products To Build

13:30 - The Prediction Market Hype 

15:30 - Retail Traders vs. Institutional Traders - How Does US Exchange Differ From Global 

17:30 - Biggest Growth Driver

20:30 - Scaling In The US Against The Competition

22:30 - The Best Time To Build In The US Is Now

24:30 - DeFi, Tokenization 

27:00 - SuperApp Coming Soon?

28:50 - Binance AI & Agentic Payments

34:15 - Liquidity In The Market

36:00 - Thanks For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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