In 2017, during the crackdown in mainland China (94 Incident), OKcoin and Huobi cleared out mainland users and stopped new user registrations. Binance quickly relocated out of mainland China, began global operations, and did not clear out or block new user registrations, capturing a huge wave of traffic from other exchanges. This was Binance's first pot of gold. Now, with platforms like Tiger Brokers and Futu Securities facing a crackdown, Binance has swiftly launched U.S. stock trading services, taking in securities users who were cleared out. This will be Binance's second pot of gold.