#BinanceTurns8

**🎉🔥 #BinanceTurns8: Celebrating 8 Years of Dominance – Here’s How CZ Built a Crypto Empire**

From a scrappy startup to **$76B daily volume**, Binance’s journey is crypto’s ultimate success story. Here’s the wild ride:

### **2017-2019: The Ascent**

✔ Launched during **ICO craze**, survived 2018 bear market

✔ Pioneered **BNB burns**, exchange tokens, and Launchpad

✔ Outpaced Coinbase by slashing fees

### **2020-2022: Peak Dominance**

✔ Processed **$1T volume monthly** in 2021 bull run

✔ Fought off regulators with **global licensing spree**

✔ BSC chain birthed **PancakeSwap, DeFi summer 2.0**

### **2023-Present: The New Era**

✔ **$4.3B DOJ settlement** – but still #1 by volume

✔ Institutional pivot with **Binance Custody, ETFs**

✔ Now eyeing **AI-powered trading tools**

💬 **Your favorite Binance memory?** Drop it below! 👇 #Crypto