YZi Labs
YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) is dedicated to supporting founders and driving transformative innovation in the fields of Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. YZi Labs focuses on strong fundamentals and long-term impact, providing comprehensive support at every stage of project development. YZi Labs was confirmed in January 2025 to be transforming into a family office, primarily managing the wealth of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and his family members (such as co-founder He Yi).
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4D Labs Secures Investment from YZi Labs to Build an Embodied Data Layer for Physical AI
4D Labs announced that it secured investment from YZi Labs through Season 2 of EASY Residency. The project aims to build a real-world embodied data layer for Physical AI, transforming real-world interactions into trainable embodied data to support AI's expansion from language capabilities to action capabilities.
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YZi Labs ranks as the world's second most active family office in August, participating in 10 funding rounds totaling $42.1 million
Odaily News In August, family offices participated in a total of 109 deals, with the total disclosed funding amount for related transactions reaching $16.9 billion, of which later-stage rounds accounted for 27% of all deals. a16z Perennial ranked first with participation in 17 deals; YZi Labs ranked second with participation in 10 deals, with the total disclosed size of related funding rounds reaching $42.1 million. YZi Labs manages over $10 billion in assets, with investments spanning Web3, AI, healthcare, and other sectors, targeting startups at various development stages. The aforementioned funding figures represent the combined amounts from all investors in the relevant funding rounds and do not reflect YZi Labs' actual capital contribution. Due to the highly private nature of family office investments, the specific investment amount of a single family office in each transaction is often difficult to obtain.
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YZi Labs Announces 24 Projects Selected for EASY Residency Season 4, Each Receiving $500,000 in Investment
Odaily News: EASY Residency Season 4 has selected a total of 24 early-stage projects, each receiving $500,000 in investment and completing a 10-week incubation program. The selected teams focus on areas including stablecoin payments, on-chain foreign exchange, institutional-grade market infrastructure, privacy, credit, and AI-native execution. The founders gathered in Bhutan to exchange ideas and build together.
BSC's New "Token Stocks" Concept Fast-Tracks to $50M, BNC4 Arbitrageur Nets $230K USDT on First Trade
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), Four Meme has launched 4Stock, a new platform introducing the "crypto-equity + launchpad" concept. Its corresponding BSC meme token, $4Stock, has swiftly breached a $50M market cap. Of these, $BNC4 serves as the first stock brought on-chain via 4Stock, pegged to the US equity BNC (the BNB-version equivalent of MicroStrategy, tracking the ticker for publicly traded US firm CEA Industries supported by YZi Labs). In theory, it maintains a 1:1 peg with the underlying stock. However, driven by market speculation, BNC4's price briefly surged to $35, nearly eight times the after-hours price of the underlying equity. Arbitrageurs subsequently exploited the platform's Mint mechanism to redeem BNC4 for USDT, triggering massive profit-taking sales and causing the BNC4 price to immediately crash. User @ShawnThread redeemed 6,666 BNC4 for 231,000 USDT, becoming the first successful arbitrageur.
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Financial World Model De¹ Secures YZi Labs Investment to Build Agent-Driven On-Chain Finance on BNB Chain
According to official announcements, the financial world model project De¹ has secured investment from YZi Labs. This round of funding marks the starting point for establishing AI-native on-chain finance within the BNB Chain ecosystem. De¹ will collaborate with YZi Labs to define how AI agents interact in real-world market environments. The project stated that details on how users can participate in the financial world model will be announced in the near future, with further information to be released through official channels.
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YZi Labs leads FinTax's seed round, establishing long-term ecosystem collaboration
: FinTax, a provider of cryptocurrency financial and tax solutions and their AI infrastructure, has announced the completion of its seed round of financing, led by YZi Labs (through EASY Residency S4), with participation from Amber, Hash House, Pundi AI, Waverider International, and Nexus Holdings, at a post-investment valuation of $40 million. Previous round investors include Victory Courage, BGIN, Tools Factory, and individual investor Fan Chao.In recent years, YZi Labs has been consistently expanding its presence in stablecoins, RWA, payments, and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. Leveraging FinTax's expertise in on-chain data processing, crypto accounting, cross-jurisdictional tax practices, and crypto asset financial auditing, both parties will explore long-term ecosystem collaboration centered on institutional-grade financial and tax infrastructure, compliance standards, and emerging scenarios such as stablecoins, RWA, and payments.Following the completion of this financing round, FinTax will accelerate the scaling of its five major product lines, expand its business from Asia-Pacific and North America into European and Middle Eastern markets, and deepen the application of AI in complex financial and tax scenarios. FinTax will continue to drive dual iteration of blockchain and legal systems across dozens of jurisdictions, connecting on-chain economic activities with the real-world financial and tax framework.
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On-chain investment strategy platform Alloco announces funding from YZi Labs
Alloco was founded by a team with a quantitative background, and its core members bring over $1 billion in institutional asset management experience. The platform packages institutional-grade trading strategies into on-chain fund products, covering hedge fund strategies, thematic asset baskets, and tokenized Pre-IPO product lines. The inaugural product will be launched in the near term. Funds from this round will be allocated to product development, compliance framework establishment, and market expansion.
SmartX Announces Early-Stage Investment from YZi Labs and Selection into Its Flagship Incubator EASY Residency Season 4
According to official announcements from YZi Labs, the social trading app SmartX has been selected for its flagship incubator, EASY Residency Season 4, and has received early-stage investment support from YZi Labs.
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YZi Labs Announces 24 Early-Stage Investments for EASY Residency Season 4
YZi Labs announced the 24 early-stage companies selected for the fourth season of its flagship incubation program, EASY Residency. Each company receives a $500,000 investment through the program. This season's 10-week program launches online first, followed by the founding teams convening in Bhutan for intensive collaboration and development.
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YZi Labs’ EASY Residency Cohort 4 Selects 24 Early-Stage Companies, Each Receiving $5 Million Investment
Odaily News, YZi Labs has announced that its flagship incubation program, EASY Residency, has selected 24 early-stage companies for its fourth cohort, with each company receiving a $500,000 investment. The 10-week program kicks off online before founders gather in Bhutan, focusing on next-generation global financial infrastructure. Key areas include stablecoin payments and cross-border settlement, on-chain FX and credit, neobanking, institutional-grade liquidity and market making, digital asset privacy compliance and financial operations, AI agents and automated execution, on-chain financial consumer and enterprise interfaces, as well as AI-native security and creator infrastructure. YZi Labs manages over $10 billion in assets, with an investment portfolio spanning more than 300 projects across Web3, AI, and biotech.
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Mainnet trading is now live, HertzFlow adds 390,000 WLFI liquidity rewards
: HertzFlow, a perpetual contract protocol supported by YZi Labs, has opened mainnet trading. Users can trade, provide liquidity, and invite friends to earn Merit points. Previously, the Genesis Vault pre-deposit campaign was completed, and early participants have received 230,000 WLFI in allocations. The project is now adding 390,000 WLFI in liquidity rewards to the USD1 Vault. The campaign runs until August 31, has no cap, and is open to all users. Active users who have already participated in the pre-deposit campaign or testnet can directly access the mainnet, while new users need an invitation code. The platform currently supports BTC, ETH, and BNB trading pairs, with more markets to be expanded in the future. HertzFlow aims to create permissionless leveraged trading markets for oracle-backed assets and activate on-chain liquidity on BNB Chain through composable DeFi strategies.
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CZ: The model combining Meme coins and tokenized stocks is novel, but it is necessary to ensure that issuers can fulfill their obligations.
CZ reposted on X a message from YZi Labs announcing that applications for EASY Residency Season 5 are now open. A community user then asked for his thoughts on the "Memestock" model, which pairs Meme coins with tokenized stocks so that holders of Meme coins can receive corresponding tokenized stocks. The user noted that this model adds practical utility to Meme coins, with recent innovations in this space particularly concentrated on BNB Chain. In response, CZ remarked that the model is indeed "novel and interesting," but emphasized the need to ensure that issuers can truly fulfill their obligations.
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CZ: Bitcoin's "Supercycle" Has Yet to Materialize; Market Remains in the Bear Phase of the Four-Year Cycle
Odaily News: At the SALT conference held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, Binance founder CZ stated that Bitcoin's "supercycle" has yet to materialize. The market continues to follow a relatively strict four-year cycle pattern and is currently in a bear market phase. As total market capitalization expands, price volatility is expected to narrow. However, CZ noted that the current industry environment is the most favorable in his 12 years of experience, with the U.S. regulatory framework serving as a model globally. Securities laws and exchange regulatory structures in many countries are referencing the U.S. approach. Hong Kong is also accelerating its legislative efforts to align with U.S. regulatory thinking.Regarding the allocation of investment firm YZi Labs, CZ disclosed that approximately 70% of funds are directed toward core tracks in crypto and blockchain, about 20% toward AI, and the remainder toward biotech and other sectors. The firm uses its own capital and is not constrained by external LP return cycles, placing greater emphasis on the positive impact of projects and the execution capabilities of founding teams rather than purely financial returns.
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CZ issues SafePal security incident alert: beware of phishing attacks, YZi Labs is a minority shareholder
Odaily News: CZ posted a SafePal security incident alert on platform X, reminding the community to beware of phishing attacks. He also disclosed that SafePal is one of YZi Labs' (formerly Binance Labs) portfolio companies, and YZi Labs is currently a minority shareholder of SafePal.
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Coinbase Ventures Becomes the Most Active Crypto VC in the First Half of the Year, Completing 30 Deals Against the Bearish Trend
despite the continued downturn in the crypto market, Coinbase Ventures led the venture capital rankings in the first half of 2026 by completing 30 investments.Animoca Brands followed closely with 19 investments, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) completed 18 investments, and stablecoin issuer Tether participated in 15 deals.Over the past 12 months, Coinbase Ventures has completed 75 investments, continuing to lead the industry. Animoca Brands, YZi Labs, GSR, and a16z have completed 40, 39, 31, and 30 investments, respectively.However, the overall crypto fundraising market remains in a bear market cycle. In June, the total amount raised by crypto companies fell to $1.4 billion, a 63% decrease from $3.8 billion in April. The number of funding rounds also decreased from 89 in May to 61. In comparison, fundraising in April this year was only $698 million, hitting a new low in nearly two years.So far in July, the crypto industry has completed 12 financing rounds, totaling approximately $456 million.In terms of investment focus, Coinbase Ventures has primarily invested in payment protocols, DeFi, and infrastructure over the past six months. This includes participation in seven funding rounds for payment projects, four rounds for DeFi, and three rounds for infrastructure and Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization projects.By sector, the areas that attracted the most capital over the past year were DeFi, payments, and AI. DeFi projects completed 216 funding rounds, the payment sector completed 131 rounds, AI and crypto combination projects completed 128 rounds, and infrastructure projects secured 110 rounds.It is worth noting that while top institutions remain active, the overall number of market participants is decreasing. The number of independent investment institutions in June dropped to 242, nearly halved from 452 in October 2025, reflecting a concentration of capital in the bear market environment. (Cointelegraph)
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StableStock Launches Leveraged Spot Trading, Supporting Stablecoin Trading of Over 700 Global Instruments with Up to ~10x Leverage
StableStock announced today the official launch of its leveraged spot trading feature. Users can now directly use stablecoins to conduct leveraged spot trading on global market instruments, using stablecoins as an entry point to seamlessly access real stock markets.Leveraged spot trading supports zero interest for intraday trading: Positions opened and closed before the end of the day's post-market trading session incur no interest; only positions held overnight are subject to interest according to the rules. For active intraday and short-term traders, this mechanism reduces the implicit cost of holding positions.This launch covers major global markets, with over 700 instruments available for leveraged trading, offering a maximum leverage of approximately 10x. These include high-profile stocks recently watched by the market, such as SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Zhipu, and a large number of popular US stocks. In addition to individual stocks, the list also includes several bear (inverse) ETFs, providing users with options for both long and short positions.StableStock CEO Zixi stated: "Leveraged spot trading further bridges stablecoin settlement with real stock markets, allowing users to participate in global markets with lower holding costs and greater flexibility. This is another step for stablecoins moving from settlement tools to becoming the entry point for real asset trading."Before using the leverage function, users must complete identity verification (KYC) and transfer funds to their leverage account. Specific mechanisms such as interest calculation and forced liquidation are subject to the prompts on the product page. Leverage trading can amplify both gains and losses, and users should use it prudently based on their own risk tolerance.StableStock is supported by institutions such as YZi Labs, MPCi (Matrix Partners China), and Vertex Ventures, providing a global capital and liquidity foundation. The platform currently supports trading of approximately 1,400+ global stock instruments. In the future, the platform will continue to expand its capabilities to more markets and more asset classes, further perfecting the infrastructure connecting stablecoins to global capital markets.
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AI Data Analysis Platform Polysights Raises $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding, with YZi Labs Among Participants
Polymarket-backed AI data analysis platform Polysights announced the completion of a $1.5 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from YZi Labs, Maven11, Varys Capital, Contribution Capital, and Edge Ventures. The platform is currently in its Beta stage, and the new funds will support its use of AI technology to detect wallet clustering behavior, abnormal market fluctuations, and potential insider trading signs, providing data analysis support for traders, research institutions, and institutional investors (CNBC).
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YZi Labs and CEA Industries Sign Cooperation Agreement, Appoint Three New Directors to Strengthen BNC Governance
YZi Labs has signed a cooperation agreement with CEA Industries to strengthen BNC governance and appoint three new board directors. (Cointelegraph)
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YZi Labs and CEA Industries Reach Agreement to Resolve Governance Differences, Will Advance Management Restructuring
Odaily YZi Labs Management, the managing entity of YZi Labs, announced that it has reached an agreement with Nasdaq-listed CEA Industries (BNC) to further optimize digital asset strategy and corporate management. According to reports, BNC and YZi Labs will jointly seek an independent director with experience in digital assets, capital markets, and listed company governance to further improve the board structure. David Namdar, who previously served as Chief Executive Officer, will continue to fulfill his current duties during the transition period. YZi Labs has agreed to terminate the previously initiated shareholder consent solicitation action and withdraw related requests for inspection of books and records as well as the record date request. This agreement signifies the end of potential governance differences between the two parties, shifting towards promoting the company's development through board restructuring and management optimization. (Globenewswire)
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Renaiss, an RWA infrastructure protocol for collectibles, has closed a $1.5 million seed funding round led by YZi Labs.
Renaiss, a real-world collectibles liquidity infrastructure, announced the successful completion of a $1.5 million seed funding round, led by YZi Labs, with participation from Gate Ventures, Hash Global, XIN Family, and Redline Labs. Angel investors include Mask Network, Far East Group, Logoman, Hoopi, and Legit App. Built on BNB Chain, Renaiss aims to connect third-party vaults, card shops, and custodial nodes via its Renaiss Vault OS, while Renaiss.XYZ serves as the application layer enabling users to access the on-chain collectibles market. Renaiss provides verifiable custody, standardized settlement, and on-chain liquidity for physical collectibles—eliminating friction in verification, custody, pricing, and cross-border transactions. This allows custodially verified collectibles to undergo ownership transfers on-chain and circulate globally in a trustless, permissionless manner. The funds will be used to expand the vault network, strengthen product development and integration with the Renaiss SDK ecosystem, broaden the range of supported collectible categories, drive global market expansion, and support infrastructure development for DeFi integration and AI Agents. Notably, Renaiss has been selected as a project in the third cohort of YZi Labs’ EASY Residency incubation program.
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