Binance says it now spends about $300 million a year on compliance, with roughly one in four employees working in safety and oversight roles. The exchange said its systems have intercepted $10.53 billion in potential fraud and supported more than 313,000 law-enforcement requests.
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Binance spends $300M yearly on compliance, with 1,500 staff focused on oversight.Binance blocked $10.53B in potential fraud, showing tighter crypto risk controlsBinance handled 313,653 law-enforcement requests as regulation drives more oversight.Binance says it is spending about $300 million a year on compliance, a figure the company says reflects the scale of oversight now required as digital assets move further into mainstream finance.
The exchange said nearly 1,500 employees, or about one in four staff members, work in compliance-related roles. That includes teams focused on investigations, fraud prevention, asset recovery, law enforcement support, and user protection.
Binance said its compliance systems intercepted about $10.53 billion in potential fraud, scams and anomalous activity between 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
The company has also increased spending on artificial intelligence (AI) for compliance. In the first five months of 2026, Binance said it spent more than $3 million on compute for AI tools designed to detect suspicious behavior, identify emerging threats and improve investigations.
Asset recovery has become another major focus. Binance said it helped recover about $114 million linked to external hacks and security incidents in 2025. In 2026 to date, it has helped recover another $60.2 million, bringing the total from external attacks to more than $174 million.
The exchange also said it helped recover $8.2 billion in mis-sent assets across 1.28 million user appeals in 2025, funds that might otherwise have been lost on many platforms.
Law-Enforcement Requests RiseBinance said it has supported global authorities across 313,653 law-enforcement requests to date.
