Yi He, co-founder and co-CEO of Binance, announced on November 11 that the company's legal department will intervene to defend female employees affected by sexual defamation.

According to the executive, the rumors have affected not only Binance staff but also members of projects tied to the $BNB ecosystem and personnel at competing platforms. The public statement did not specify ongoing formal lawsuits, specific defendants, or the courts under which any corresponding litigation would proceed.

Legal Department Steps In Amid Rise in Defamation Campaigns

Citing a rise in sexual defamation campaigns across digital channels, Binance's legal department said it will provide legal support for women, including the company's own staff. Yi He made the resolution known through a post on X published on Wednesday, November 11.

欧洲可以允许女性进入咖啡厅是1856年，美国允许女性有选举权是1920年，英国废除“女性婚后离职”在1946年；这两天网络充满了亚女、间谍的桃色绯闻，也看到行业内很多女性从业者被动卷入各种绯闻，心情有点复杂。… pic.twitter.com/7YMnYbYC1j

— Yi He (@heyibinance) November 11, 2026

In the post, she contrasted historical milestones for women — including women's suffrage in the United States in 1920 and the United Kingdom's 1946 abolition of the rule forcing women to leave their jobs upon marriage — with recent online sexual rumors targeting Asian women, saying many female industry professionals had been involuntarily caught up in the gossip.

She added that these campaigns are not isolated incidents but a recurring pattern directed at professionals holding institutional representation roles in the digital asset industry.

Institutional Protection Against Smear Campaigns in the Crypto Sector

According to Yi He's statements on X, the attacks involved the unauthorized disclosure of personal photographs of female workers, as well as fabricated narratives about their private lives. She framed the actions as emerging within commercial competition in the technology sector, adding that the defamatory material circulated not only on anonymous social platforms but was also replicated by certain Chinese-language news outlets.

The commitment focuses on safeguarding female employees suffering direct consequences from such publications. According to the co-founder's post, the internal legal unit will assume representation or provide legal support for the employees involved to curb this behavior. The arrangement substitutes corporate legal resources for the self-directed responses individual employees would otherwise have to mount. Yi He noted that the aggression is not limited to her staff: it has also reached women managing projects linked to the $BNB ecosystem, external content creators, and team members at rival firms.

Binance's communication has not yet detailed whether lawsuits have been filed before specific courts. Similarly, the official announcement did not identify the alleged perpetrators or the jurisdictions where legal actions would be filed. Legal analysts have previously pointed out on industry forums that litigating against defamation campaigns in anonymous digital environments or encrypted messaging applications presents significant evidentiary and territorial complexities.

The stance generated immediate repercussions among verified profiles from other industry firms. Among the public responses, representatives linked to platforms such as OKX expressed support for the workplace defense message on social media. Yi He openly questioned the economic or commercial interests of those who finance or publish coordinated attacks against women in visible positions.

Structural Challenges for Women in Technology

Alongside the legal announcement, the executive addressed the structural difficulties women face in the emerging technology workplace. Yi He stated that female leadership promotions often require higher levels of effort and time compared with their counterparts, and insisted that professional performance must be audited strictly on merit, without gender bias.

The debate over female participation and equal conditions in the crypto ecosystem has previously been documented by analytics firms. Data presented by Pantera Capital in its 2024 compensation survey indicated that surveyed women in the sector earned median salaries 14.67% higher than men, a result of holding positions requiring more than five years of demonstrable technical experience. Conversely, entry-level and lower-tier roles showed a predominantly male concentration.

To date, Binance has not published additional operational guidelines or timelines regarding the activation of its legal fund or protocol. The announcement also did not specify whether the promised support will reach the non-employee women Yi He described as affected — including $BNB ecosystem project managers, external content creators, and staff at rival firms — or remain limited to the company's own employees. Stakeholders await future reports from the firm detailing access mechanisms and formal procedures assigned to the legal department in response to digital incidents.