Techub News, citing a former Binance employee, says co-founders Changpeng Zhao and Yi He used characters from The Simpsons as internal codenames. Zhao was referred to as “Homer,” while He used “Marge” or “Marjorie,” according to the former employee. The report links the practice to Binance’s long-running yellow branding, which the source says was inspired by the show’s famous yellow family. The former employee also said the pair were not only business partners but long-term partners, and that the codenames became part of the company’s internal culture.

Binance said its 2026 Binance Blockchain Week will take place on Nov. 28-29, 2026, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in central Bangkok, bringing the exchange’s flagship event back to Asia after editions in Singapore, Istanbul, Paris and Dubai. The company said the two-day gathering will bring together thousands of developers, institutional investors, fintech leaders and policymakers to discuss the next stage of digital asset development as traditional finance and crypto draw closer. The event will carry the theme “EVOLVE,” which Binance said reflects a maturing industry in 2026. Topics listed by the company include bitcoin’s continued expansion in institutional markets, stablecoins as payment infrastructure, the institutional evolution of DeFi, tokenization of real-world assets, tokenized stocks, cross-border payments, AI integration and regulatory frameworks that can support responsible scaling. Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng and Co-Founder and Co-CEO Yi He are expected to speak, alongside Eowyn Chen, SB Seker, Catherine Chen and Thomas Gregory. Binance also said early-bird tickets are now on sale for $19. The material was provided by Binance and was first published by Blockcast.

Flap, a token launchpad on BNB Chain, brought in $1,183,980 in revenue on Aug. 1, enough to pass the broader Pump family’s $1,103,266 for the day, according to DefiLlama. The comparison includes the pump.fun launchpad as well as PumpSwap and Pump’s trading terminal under DefiLlama’s parent-protocol view. Flap’s climb was sharp: from $28,343 on July 19 to $541,637 on July 30, $663,511 on July 31, and then the Aug. 1 jump, with nearly all of that total coming from BNB Chain. The move came around the relaunch on Flap of the memecoin 币安人生, or “Binance Life,” which had previously surged more than 3,000% on Four.Meme after Binance co-founder Yi He posted the phrase on X. Even so, Pump remains far ahead over longer periods. DefiLlama shows $31.4 million in revenue for the Pump family over the past 30 days versus Flap’s $4.42 million, and $1.22 billion in lifetime revenue for Pump against $52.3 million for Flap. The report also notes a warning from trading tool GMGN, citing PANews, that some Flap-issued tokens may carry dynamic sell taxes that can be configured as high as 100%.

Binance is seeking to re-enter the Philippines through a 90-day sandbox program involving BlockShoals, but the approval only covers technical integration and does not yet allow full public trading access.

Binance co-founder Yi He links FUD around the exchange to a plunge in the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 5-10, breaking down how newbies, active traders, and OGs each respond to the panic.

YZi Labs has launched YZi Talent, a hiring portal for roles across its portfolio in Web3, AI and biotech. The first batch includes four senior openings from Predict.fun and AgriDynamics Robotics.

Very Network said its official $VERY token is only live on VeryChain and is not listed on any exchange, warning users to avoid the fake version circulating on Solana-based DEXs.

Fortune reported that Binance fired at least five compliance investigators tied to an internal probe into over $1 billion in USDT transfers linked to Iranian entities. CZ called the story contradictory, while Yi He defended Binance’s compliance record.