PANews reported on December 5th that, according to Globenewswire, BNB treasury company CEA Industries (NASDAQ: BNC) responded to YZi Labs' statement, saying that since its PIPE funding round in July, BNC has never considered choosing other tokens for its digital asset reserve strategy, nor has it launched a competing DAT project. As of December 4, 2025, the company holds 515,554 BNB tokens, with a market value of approximately $464.6 million. Two days before YZi issued its press release, it submitted a preliminary consent statement proposing to expand and restructure its board of directors. Currently, the company's board members are predominantly independent directors, meeting Nasdaq rules, and all directors possess the knowledge and experience needed to effectively oversee the company's operations and create value for shareholders. The company values shareholder opinions and always welcomes feedback and constructive suggestions for improvement. The company's board of directors has contacted YZi directly to establish an open dialogue channel regarding YZi's concerns and potential solutions, and to review the issues raised by YZi. At this time, shareholders do not need to take any action.
Previously, YZi Labs sought to expand the board of directors of BNB's treasury company, CEA Industries, to improve strategy execution and oversight . YZi Labs also issued a notice of action to 10X Capital, warning CEA Industries shareholders of its "disruptive behavior."

Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the “European SEC” may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region. The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about the centralization of the bloc’s licensing regime, despite signaling deeper institutional ambitions for its capital markets structure.On Thursday, the Commission published a package proposing to “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), trading venues and central counterparties to ESMA, Cointelegraph reported.Concerningly, the ESMA’s jurisdiction would extend to both the supervision and licensing of all European crypto and financial technology (fintech) firms, potentially leading to slower licensing regimes and hindering startup development, according to Faustine Fleuret, head of public affairs at decentralized lending protocol Morpho.Read more

