币安美国正在寻求最多筹集1亿美元，因为这家加密货币交易所在争夺数字资产客户的竞争日益激烈之际，力求增强其美国业务。
Binance.US is looking to raise as much as $100 million as the crypto exchange seeks to beef up its US business amid intensifying competition for digital-asset customers.
知情人士透露，该公司在私人融资轮中瞄准约10亿美元的估值，该人士因不得公开讨论保密信息而要求匿名。
The company is targeting a valuation of about $1 billion in the private round, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information.
知情人士表示，由美国总统唐纳德·特朗普等人共同创立的世界自由金融公司（World Liberty Financial）是获悉此次融资的一方。另一位知情人士表示，特朗普家族的加密货币项目并未参与。随着融资进程的推进，融资规模和估值以及投资者构成都可能发生变化。币安美国和世界自由金融公司的发言人均拒绝置评。
World Liberty Financial, co-founded by President Donald Trump among others, was among those made aware of the fundraising, according to people familiar with the matter. Another person familiar with the situation said the Trump family’s crypto venture isn’t participating. The size and valuation of the fundraising, along with the makeup of its investors, could change as the process continues. Spokespeople for Binance.US and World Liberty declined to comment.
币安美国成立于2019年，与全球币安交易所分开运营，尽管币安联合创始人赵长鹏是两家实体的大股东。币安美国于2022年筹集了超过2亿美元，融资前估值为45亿美元。
Launched in 2019, Binance.US operates separately from the global Binance exchange, though Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is a large shareholder of both entities. Binance.US raised more than $200 million in 2022 at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation.
后者在币安控股有限公司（Binance Holdings Ltd.）于2023年与美国当局达成和解后失去了大部分市场份额，目前正试图在与更大的竞争对手的较量中重新夺回阵地。此前，彭博新闻社报道，该交易所还探索过拓展新业务，包括预测市场。
The latter lost much of its market share following Binance Holdings Ltd.’s 2023 settlement with US authorities and is now seeking to regain ground against larger rivals. The exchange has also explored expanding into new businesses, including prediction markets, Bloomberg News previously reported.
此次融资尝试正值数字资产公司试图利用更有利的美国监管环境之际。成熟的交易所正在增加产品，而海外竞争对手则寻求在美国扩大影响力。
The fundraising bid comes as digital-asset companies seek to capitalize on a more favorable US regulatory environment. Established exchanges are adding products while offshore rivals pursue a larger presence in the country.
知情人士表示，币安美国已讨论过利用外部交易流动性来源的可能性，可能包括币安的国际交易所。该人士表示，尚未决定任何方案。
Binance.US has discussed the possibility of tapping external sources of trading liquidity, potentially including Binance’s international exchange, according to a person familiar with the matter. No approach has been decided, the person said.
据知情人士透露，作为在美国市场进一步扩张计划的一部分，币安美国正试图重新获得部分州的货币传输许可证。
Binance.US is also looking to restore some of its state money-transmitting licenses as part of its broader US expansion efforts, according to a person familiar with the matter.
据加密货币数据追踪机构Arkham显示，世界自由组织与全球币安交易所早已存在合作关系，后者持有该组织发行的1美元稳定币的大部分份额。此外，一家与阿联酋高层有关联的投资公司也曾利用该稳定币来支付其收购币安20亿美元股份的款项。
World Liberty already has ties to the global Binance exchange, which holds a lion’s share of its USD1 stablecoin, according to the crypto tracker Arkham. The token was also used by an investment firm tied to leaders of the United Arab Emirates to fund its purchase of a $2 billion stake in Binance.
去年，特朗普赦免了币安联合创始人赵长鹏。2023年，赵长鹏因承认未能在全球交易所层面落实充分的反洗钱措施而入狱四个月。今年早些时候，币安美国任命斯蒂芬·格雷戈里为首席执行官。美国司法部正就币安是否涉嫌违反对伊朗的制裁规定展开调查。
Trump last year pardoned Binance co-founder Zhao, who spent four months in jail after pleading guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain adequate anti-money laundering controls at the global exchange. Binance.US named Stephen Gregory chief executive officer earlier this year. DOJ Probing Binance Over Potential Iran Sanctions Violations