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Binance CME Exits as Budgets Shrink

By Alex Dovbnya · Published May 12, 2026 · 2 min read · Source: U.Today
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Binance CME Exits as Budgets Shrink

News By Alex Dovbnya Tue, 12/05/2026 - 20:55 Binance's Chief Marketing Officer, Rachel Conlan, is set to exit the world’s largest exchange on June 15. Advertisement Binance CME Exits as Budgets Shrink
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Binance's Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Conlan will step down from her position at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange on June 15. 

Eowyn Chen, the former CEO of Trust Wallet, will take over as the interim CMO. 

Conlan will remain with the company in an advisory capacity to facilitate a smooth leadership transition.  

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A huge player in marketing 

Conlan became the CMO of the crypto behemoth in September 2023. Prior to this promotion, she served as Binance's Vice President of Global Marketing. Before joining Binance, she spent a year working as the global head of brand and partnerships at rival exchange OKX under CMO Haider Rafique.  

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Her responsibilities included leading both global and regional marketing teams to build the Binance brand.

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She was managing big-name celebrity and sports partnerships. Conlan has secured much-talked-about deals with football star Cristiano Ronaldo, the Alpine Formula One team, musician The Weeknd, and social media influencer Khaby Lame.  

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She was responsible for expanding partnerships with key opinion leaders to attract new users to the Web3 space.  

On top of that, Conlan was spearheading several educational initiatives for individuals with insufficient crypto knowledge.  

She even launched a fragrance introduced by the exchange in March 2024 to celebrate International Women's Day.  

The reason behind the exit 

A Binance spokesperson has clarified that Conlan is calling it quits to "focus on personal priorities." However, her exit is likely linked to the broader industry rethinking costly advertising strategies.

Major crypto exchanges recently reduced their high-cost marketing spending, and many firms are scaling back expensive sponsorships. This has pushed several marketing leaders out of the industry. 

For example, Crypto.com CMO Steven Kalifowitz left the company just last week. 

Similarly, Bybit's CEO Ben Zhou recently announced that the exchange will not renew its Formula One sponsorship. 

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