BNB Chain Appoints Thomas Chen as Chief Business Officer

New York, NY, 28th September 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – New York, NY, September 28th, 2026] BNB Chain has appointed Thomas Chen as Chief Business Officer, a new leadership role focused on revenue strategy, institutional partnerships, and long-term value accrual for the BNB Chain ecosystem. The appointment comes as traditional finance moves onchain in earnest. Banks, asset managers, and payment processors have gone well beyond pilots this year, issuing tokenised deposits and money market funds, building 24/7 settlement rails, and routing institutional liquidity through public blockchains. Stablecoins settled $7.2 trillion in February 2026, surpassing the U.S. ACH network, the backbone of American payments, for the first time. BNB Chain is already one of the main venues for this activity. It is the second-largest blockchain for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, with over $5.6 billion in TVL, and leads all networks with 15 million monthly active stablecoin addresses. Chen brings deep TradFi experience across custody, market structure, and institutional sales. He will apply that expertise directly to BNB Chain’s focus on bringing more stablecoin issuers, RWA platforms, and ins...