{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-25/binance-acquires-btexchain-ai-trading","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-25/binance-acquires-btexchain-ai-trading.md","title":"Binance Acquires BTEXCHAIN to Add AI Trading Tools","headline":"Binance Acquires BTEXCHAIN, Adding AI Trading Engine to Its Global Exchange","description":"Binance acquires BTEXCHAIN, folding an AI-driven decision engine into its trading infrastructure as both firms pursue international expansion.","section":"Mergers & Acquisitions","published_at":"2026-10-25T11:29:43+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-25T11:29:43+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Binance acquired BTEXCHAIN, a platform specializing in spot trading, derivatives contracts and artificial intelligence technologies.","The deal integrates BTEXCHAIN's AI-driven decision engine with Binance's trading infrastructure, data processing and international market operations.","Binance holds approximately $155.64 billion in tracked Proof-of-Reserves as of April, according to company records."],"companies":[{"name":"Binance","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00006cw/binance","website":"https://www.binance.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"FinancialContent Business Page","title":"Binance Acquires BTEXCHAIN, Accelerating the Integration of AI and Global Digital Asset Trading Technology","url":"https://www.financialcontent.com/article/globeprwire-2026-10-25-binance-acquires-btexchain-accelerating-the-integration-of-ai-and-global-digital-asset-trading-technology"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Mergers & Acquisitions","Binance"],"body_markdown":"[Binance](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00006cw/binance) has acquired BTEXCHAIN, a digital asset trading platform specializing in spot trading, derivatives contracts and artificial intelligence technologies, in a deal whose price was not disclosed. The [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/globeprwire-2026-10-25-binance-acquires-btexchain-accelerating-the-integration-of-ai-and-global-digital-asset-trading-technology) announced the acquisition on October 25, 2026. Binance is a digital asset exchange founded in 2017 and headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands, with an estimated valuation above $25 billion. BTEXCHAIN is a trading platform that develops an AI-driven decision engine for market data analysis, order flow research and trading behavior recognition.\n\n## Binance's Acquisition of BTEXCHAIN\n\nBinance said the acquisition focuses on integrating the two companies' resources in artificial intelligence, trading infrastructure, data analytics and international market operations. Binance will combine its existing trading infrastructure and platform management expertise with BTEXCHAIN's intelligent technology resources, according to the announcement. The integration will focus on optimizing data processing, trading assistance tools and platform services while exploring additional applications of artificial intelligence in the digital asset market. Both companies will continue optimizing trading features, multilingual support and platform operational efficiency for users across different markets. Business development will proceed in accordance with applicable regional regulatory requirements, the company said. BTEXCHAIN has identified system stability, cold asset storage, transaction traceability and risk management technologies as key priorities within its existing technology development plans. The acquisition will encourage collaboration between the two companies in trading infrastructure, data processing and security management technologies.\n\n## Binance's Trading Scale and Recent Moves\n\nBinance holds approximately $155.64 billion in tracked Proof-of-Reserves as of April, representing 68.05% of total tracked reserves among major exchanges, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). Alternative data shows $130.1 billion as of July 6, 2026. The same records show Binance handles approximately 60% of centralized virtual currency spot trading globally, with some sources citing 39% of global spot trading volume. Binance Wallet integrated Plume Network's nBASIS institutional RWA yield vault on July 9, 2026, giving self-custody users access to $1.17 billion in traditional finance yield products. Binance launched BTC Yield on July 7, 2026, a covered call income product within Binance Earn, with Binance taking 15% of gross option premiums.\n\n## Binance's Recent Platform Changes\n\nBinance Pool shuts down on November 10, 2026 at 07:00 UTC, ending a six-year operation that mined 22,188 blocks, FinanceFeeds reported. The pool held about 8.7 EH/s, or 0.84% of Bitcoin hashrate. Binance delisted seven Alpha tokens and four spot pairs on October 23, 2026, after a review found they did not meet platform requirements, U.Today reported. The delisting took effect at 09:30 UTC for Alpha tokens and 03:00 UTC for spot pairs, with withdrawals still allowed. Binance launched Qafila 2026, a regional initiative for MENA and Pakistan offering $1 million in USDC rewards, GulfNews reported.\n\n## Binance's November Pool Shutdown Date\n\nBinance Pool's shutdown is set for November 10, 2026 at 07:00 UTC, a date the acquisition announcement does not give. Miners have 18 days from the October 23, 2026 report to redirect their operations, FinanceFeeds reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}