Cryptocurrency exchange Binance: 2022 volumes so far similar to 2021's $34 trillion

VivaTech conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris
A logo on the Binance exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance's Chief Executive Officer, Changpeng Zhao, said on Thursday that volumes on the exchange so far in 2022 were similar to the $34 trillion it had in 2021.

"So far this year, we are about the same," he told the VivaTech conference in Paris, adding Binance traded around $120 billion on June 15.

Binance France is seeking a formal licence from the French markets regulator to open a regional headquarters in France.

"The wine is great, food is great .... Paris is my base," added Zhao at the conference.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta Editing by Mark Potter

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