Binance says wants to be licensed everywhere

FILE PHOTO: Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, speaks at the Delta Summit, Malta's official Blockchain and Digital Innovation event promoting cryptocurrency, in St Julian's, Malta October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Binance, one of the world's biggest exchanges, wants to set up regional headquarters and be recognised by local regulators, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

"We want to be licensed everywhere," Changpeng Zhao told journalists, saying he wanted to "work with regulators everywhere".