Matthias Mende Honored as Binance’s ‘Creator of the Year’ at Binance Blockchain Week Dubai
Founder of Bonuz Market and Co-founder of Dubai Blockchain Center Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to the Binance Community Matthias Mende, the founder of Bonuz Market and co-founder of the Dubai Blockchain Center, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Creator of the Year’ award by Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange. The accolade was presented by Binance […]
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For over a decade, we’ve been told that blockchain will fix ownership, identity, and trust online.
The infrastructure works. Humans still cannot use it. 6 billion people are online.
Less than 1% operate with self-custody. Loyalty systems are fragmented. Engagement is unverifiable. Creators do not own their audience. Trust online is collapsing under AI-generated noise.
The problem is not blockchain. The problem is the absence of a coordination layer built for humans. That is why we are building bonuz.
bonuz is a Human Layer and outcome infrastructure that makes decentralized technology invisible.
Self-custody in one click. Identity that travels. Programmable loyalty and access. Verifiable engagement. Consumer-grade UX. No seed phrases. No gas fees. No technical friction.
Our Lifestyle Wallet is not the end product. It is the enabler.
Underneath sits identity infrastructure and programmable engagement rails that allow brands, venues, creators, and institutions to coordinate real outcomes, not just transactions.
Technology should disappear. Ownership should become the default. Participation should be programmable.
If you are curious, try the bonuz Lifestyle Wallet and claim your free bonuz ID. It works as a portable bio link, identity layer, and entry point into self-sovereign participation. You can even add your binance Square ID there.
Every user starts with something useful.
We are building the missing layer. We are bonuz, be bonuz too.
Many have been wondering what’s going on at bonuz lately?
There’s been a lot of movement and refinement. Founder & CEO @Professor Mende - Bonuz Ecosystem Founder breaks it down in this on-stage pitch at Polygon’s Hadron Founders Club in Dubai.
bonuz is building the Human Layer: self-custodial identity + real-world engagement rails >>> made usable for everyday people.
Big thanks for inviting us and hosting an epic room of great listeners! If you haven’t tried the bonuz Lifestyle Wallet yet, then you’re missing out.
We’re built on what makes blockchain powerful: decentralization, transparency, and user freedom. Even your identity is sovereign, the bonuz ID Protocol is a decentralized smart contract for ID, so control stays with you, not a central platform.
Transparency keeps actions verifiable and trust earned. User freedom means true ownership of your assets and identity, with seamless access anytime you need it.
Yes! Everyone is amazing in Binance!!! Always setting a good example!
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Thank you, Shelley Zalis, for having me.
I am proud that nearly 40% of our leadership team are women. Diverse perspectives don’t just matter, they make us stronger at solving complex global challenges.
As we enter 2026, our focus remains on global operations and securing licenses to bring the next billion users to #Binance.
Web2 gave us profiles we don't own. Web3 promised freedom but delivered complexity.
bonuz delivers both—without the trade-offs: optional on-chain identity that feels human-first, programmable DNFT engagement rails (passes, vouchers, memberships, PoV/PoP) that brands and users actually use, gas sponsored on core actions.
This is the Human Layer rebuilding digital life: owned by users, direct for brands, effortless for everyone.
Start in bonuz: Lifestyle Wallet. Activate Bonuz ID when you're ready.⚡️
Self-custodial, multi-chain, and built for real life — not nerd menus. Swap, collect rewards, unlock memberships, and keep everything under your control.
We are builders led by our founder @Professor Mende - Bonuz Ecosystem Founder who was just voted by the great community and won the title as a Binance Industry Advocate for 2025.
Since 2021, we've been researching and building onchain tech for consumers. Creating prosperous blockchain solutions for non-financial use cases is one of our main missions. Of course, self-custody and sovereignty are extremely important for true human financial freedom.
We have already shipped a world-class, award-winning Lifestyle Wallet, available on the Apple and Google app stores.
We also shipped the bonuz ID, it's like a bio-link with a wallet linked in. This one is very useful for anyone (especially creators) who is active on social media networks to receive tips more easily than ever. 💛 Of course, we ALREADY integrated Binance Square in our Social Graph too :)
💛 We fully support BNB Chain, the Binance Ecosystem, and its DApps, and everything BNB-related runs very well on the bonuz app.
We also shipped the human layer, a combination of smart-contract protocols that enable traditional brands and apps/dapps to upgrade to new use cases and gamification features in a few clicks, with a focus on real-world use cases. This is a field no one has ever tackled before, so hopefully, we can open this new narrative and set a global standard.
Over time, you will learn more. We will share our founder's content and your content here with pleasure.