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Yi He, co-founder and co-CEO of Binance, announced on November 11 that the company’s legal department will intervene to defend female employees affected by sexual defamation.
The executive documented that the circulation of rumors affected both Binance workers and members of BNB ecosystem projects and competing platforms.
The public statement did not specify ongoing formal lawsuits, specific defendants, or the courts under which the corresponding litigation will be processed.
Due to the rise in sexual defamation campaigns across digital channels, Binance’s legal department announced that it will provide legal support for women , including its own staff. Yi He, co-founder of the exchange, made this resolution known through a post on X published this Wednesday, November 11.
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— Yi He (@heyibinance) November 11, 2026
The executive explained that these campaigns do not represent isolated incidents, but rather a recurring pattern directed against professionals holding institutional representation roles within the digital asset industry.
Institutional protection against smear campaigns in the crypto sector
According to statements issued by Yi He on X, the digital attacks involved the unauthorized disclosure of personal photographs of female workers, as well as fabricated narratives about their private lives. The executive contextualized that these actions emerged within the framework of commercial competition in the technology sector. According to her testimony, the defamatory material not only circulated on anonymous social platforms, but was also replicated in certain Chinese-language news outlets.
The institutional commitment announced by Binance focuses on safeguarding female employees suffering direct consequences from such publications . According to the post shared by the co-founder, the internal legal unit will assume representation or legal support for the employees involved to curb this behavior. Furthermore, Yi He noted that this type of aggression is not limited to her staff, as it has also reached women managing projects linked to the BNB ecosystem, external content creators, and team members of rival firms.
A market report confirms that Binance’s communication has not yet detailed whether lawsuits have been filed before specific courts. Similarly, the official announcement did not identify the alleged perpetrators or the jurisdictions where legal actions would be filed. In previous posts on industry forums, various legal analysts had pointed out that litigating against defamation campaigns in anonymous digital environments or encrypted messaging applications presents significant evidentiary and territorial complexities.
The stance taken by the Binance executive generated immediate repercussions among verified profiles from other industry firms. Among the public responses recorded, representatives linked to platforms such as OKX expressed their support for the workplace defense message on social media. For her part, Yi He openly questioned the economic or commercial interests of those who finance or publish coordinated attacks against female figures in visible positions.
Alongside the legal announcement, the executive addressed the structural difficulties women face in the emerging technology workplace. Yi He stated that female leadership promotions often require higher levels of effort and time compared to their counterparts, and insisted that professional performance must be audited strictly on merit without gender bias.
The debate over female participation and equal conditions in the crypto ecosystem has previously been documented by analytics firms. Data presented by Pantera Capital in its 2024 compensation survey indicated that surveyed women in the sector earned median salaries 14.67% higher than men, resulting from holding positions with more than five years of demonstrable technical experience. Conversely, entry-level and lower-tier roles showed a predominantly male concentration.
To date, Binance has not published additional operational guidelines or timelines regarding the activation of its legal fund or protocol. Stakeholders await future reports from the firm detailing access mechanisms and formal procedures assigned to the legal department in response to digital incidents.
