On April 20, 2026, at the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs' Du Yu and Binance co-CEO He Yi explored the intersection of AI and blockchain. He Yi stated Binance won't follow the mass layoff trend; instead, AI empowers employees—one worker was fired for using AI to code so efficiently that he secretly held multiple jobs. She set an audacious goal: grow from 300 million to 3 billion users, transforming Binance from an exchange into global financial infrastructure.
AI 10x Output, No Layoffs
He Yi stressed that Binance focuses on capacity expansion over cost-cutting. Programmers using AI can achieve 10x productivity. The double-employment case confirmed this efficiency leap. She argued that Binance's aim isn't workforce reduction but fostering innovation and stable infrastructure for daily payments and wealth management. “Give me a few more months, the product will get smoother,” she promised.
AI Evolves from Child Genius to 'Hands'
Du Yu noted that AI is rewriting everything, enabling tiny teams to outperform larger ones. He Yi compared AI's evolution: in 2025, it resembled a high-IQ toddler prone to fabrications; in just months, it has grown 'hands'—moving from pure cognition to execution. She sees a historic inflection point: all foreign exchange may move on-chain, replacing SWIFT; asset trading could become 24/7 globally, erasing time zone barriers.
Organizational Puzzle: Self-Driven Growth
He Yi allocates her time to three areas: designing future financial products (AI + blockchain + DeFi), optimizing organizational self-driving capabilities (not founder-dependent), and monitoring crypto-traditional finance convergence under friendly US and Hong Kong policies. Du Yu echoed the sense of an imminent exponential shift. The conversation painted a future where AI and crypto fuse, and Binance evolves from a trading tool into a universal financial gateway.