Binance Marks Ninth Anniversary With Employee and Community Stories
Binance Blog published a new article, revealing insights into its ninth anniversary and the people who helped shape the platform over the years. The piece highlights stories from three long-standing employees and three Binance Angels, focusing on how they contributed to products, education, community support, and user engagement across the world. It also explains that the anniversary theme, “Built by You,” reflects the role employees, volunteers, and community members played in Binance’s growth since 2017. The article describes how Binance evolved alongside the people who joined early and stayed through years of expansion, with many taking on new roles, moving countries, getting married, becoming parents, and building lasting friendships along the way. These personal accounts are presented as part of a broader look at the company’s ninth year and the many ways individuals have contributed to its development.
The article first highlights Henrique, who joined Binance in late 2018 as one of the earliest members of the Binance Academy team. He began as the team’s only content writer after applying for a role while working as a freelance crypto writer and using Binance himself. He recalls the early startup atmosphere and says he learned from smart colleagues as the Academy team worked to create educational content for a fast-growing industry. Over time, his work was translated into more than 30 languages and reached millions of people. He later became a senior editor, helped hire and train larger teams, moved away from Brazil, adapted to life far from his family, and eventually got married and started a family. The article then turns to Venky, a Binance Angel since 2018, who supported communities across Southeast Asia and Africa, moderated the English Global Telegram channel, and contributed to Binance events. After his late twin brother died in a road accident, Venky said he carried forward his brother’s pride in Binance, and in 2025 he received the Community Builder Award at Binance Blockchain Week.
The article also features Sisi, who joined Binance in early 2020 after interviewing to host Block 101. She later moved from community operations into wider responsibilities across social media, events, and branding in Asia. She described the fast pace of change during the DeFi boom of 2020-2021 and said that community remains central to crypto success. Another story focuses on Sehrish, known as Jassia, who became a Binance Angel in February 2021. She supported communities across Pakistan, moderated more than 20 Telegram and Discord communities, hosted online events, mentored new Angels, and served as Feedback Buddy for the Binance Pakistan community. Her milestones included taking her first flight, her first international trip, staying in a hotel for the first time, and traveling abroad on her own. The article also profiles Tram, who joined in early 2021 with limited crypto knowledge and later moved into social media and community work in Vietnam. She described strong user loyalty, including a community member known as the “Balloon King,” and said that during her time at Binance she got married and became a mother. Max is the final story, showing how he helped new Binance Angels enter the ecosystem through a bootcamp that was later adopted globally. In 2025, he was recognized as a Local Community Dynamo (Americas & LATAM) at the Binance Angels Awards.
