PANews reported on January 22 that Changpeng Zhao, speaking at the 2026 Davos Forum, stated that there are significant differences in global cryptocurrency regulation, with most countries yet to establish a comprehensive licensing system. He pointed out that the UAE, Bahrain, and Kazakhstan are advancing forward-looking regulations, and the US is also promoting market structure legislation. However, due to differences in capital controls and taxation among countries, a unified global regulatory body is difficult to achieve, and a regulatory passport system may be a more feasible solution. Zhao stated that he is collaborating with multiple countries to explore regulatory mechanisms that balance innovation and consistency.

Zhao Changpeng also stated at the forum that blockchain has proven its important value to finance and the global economy over the past 15 to 16 years. Binance currently has 300 million users worldwide, and its trading volume has surpassed that of the Shanghai and New York Stock Exchanges.

He is optimistic about three major future trends: first, asset tokenization, and is discussing related deployments with about 12 governments around the world; second, payment scenarios, which will integrate crypto and traditional payments to drive growth; and third, the rise of AI agent roles, with cryptocurrencies becoming the native payment method when AI automatically performs tasks.