Eseandre Mordi
⬤ Binance is claiming a major compliance win. The exchange says its sanctions risk fell 96.8% over just 18 months, framing the drop as proof it has gotten serious about tightening its operations. The data comes from a Binance chart tracking "total exposure to sanctions category as a percentage of exchange volumes" from January 2024 through July 2025 - and the trend is hard to argue with.
⬤ At the start of 2024, sanctions exposure sat around 0.284% of Binance's total volume. Mid-2024 readings came in near 0.238%, still elevated but already edging lower. Then the decline picked up pace heading into late 2024, pushing well below the 0.110% mark. "The numbers don't lie - this is a sustained, structural decline, not a blip," as the chart's own regression trendline makes clear, sloping steadily downward across the entire period.
⬤ By January 2025, exposure had dropped to around 0.044%. There was a brief rebound in early 2025, but it didn't hold - and by July 2025, the final data point landed near 0.009%, right in line with the 96.8% reduction Binance is citing. The regression line running through the full dataset reinforces that this is a consistent directional move, not noise. Context on how competitive pressure is reshaping Binance's market position is covered in Binance Loses 25% Share Amid Offshore Competition Surge.
⬤ Sanctions exposure has become one of the most-watched compliance metrics for large crypto exchanges, and Binance is leaning into that. Presenting this decline as a milestone makes sense given the regulatory scrutiny the exchange has faced. How leadership is steering Binance through that environment is explored in From Behind the Scenes to the Helm: How Yi He Is Shaping Binance's Next Era. Whether the numbers reflect genuine structural improvement or careful data framing, the direction is clear - and regulators will be watching to see if it holds.
Eseandre Mordi
