Binance Junior looks safe, but the app creates a psychological imprint that parental controls can’t fix
When Binance rolled out its new “Binance Junior” accounts this month, the announcement landed with the kind of split reaction usually reserved for children’s TikTok privacy updates.
On paper, the product is tightly controlled, restricted to a savings lane, and anchored to a parent’s KYC identity: there are no trading buttons, no margin sliders, no instant swap prompts.
Yet, as soon as a six-year-old gains access to an interface that resembles a crypto exchange, even if the mechanics are simplified, the focus shifts from whether they will own volatile digital assets to how early repeated exposure to trading-like designs might influence their understanding of risk, ownership, and reward.
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