BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Oct 23 - 29)

Another packed week on BNB Chain. From key metrics to ecosystem milestones, here’s your weekly snapshot—featuring the latest in DeFi, AI, Payments, DeSoc, and more. Dive into the top data, biggest updates, and the newest projects building onchain.

BNB Chain Key Data Highlights

• Average Daily Active Users (DAU):
  • BSC: 2,599,945 (Oct 23 - 29)
    • Source: Dune
  • opBNB: 2,167,608 (Oct 23 - 29)
    • Source: Dune
• Total Transactions:
  • BSC: 137,763,278 (Oct 23 - 29)
    • Source: BscScan
  • opBNB: 34,826,028 (Oct 23 - 29)
    • Source: opBNBScan
• Total Trading Volume:
  • The total trading volume is $106B (Oct 23 - 29)
    • Source: Dune
• Total Value Locked (TVL):
  • The TVL is $14.24B (Oct 29)
    • Source: Dune

Live Projects This Week

Please note that all the information in the table above is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Please DYOR.

Ecosystem Updates

33rd Quarterly $BNB Burn Completed

The 33rd quarterly $BNB token burn was completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) on 27th October 2025 with 1.44M BNB burned. View details

$45M Reload Airdrop Launch: Round 3 completed

The $45 million Reload Airdrop rewards over 160,000 memecoin traders on BNB Chain. Round 3 of 4 has been distributed, with full distribution expected to be completed by early November 2025. Read more

BNB Hack: Buenos Aires on Nov 15 - 16

Jointly organized with YZi Labs, the BNB Hack Local Series connects builders to mentorship, funding and the $1B Builder Fund. Register for the first stop at Buenos Aires on Nov 15 - 16. We’re also seeking local partners to collaborate on hackathons. Read more

Ondo Finance Global Markets: Live on BNB Chain

Ondo Finance Global Markets expanded to BNB Chain to bring 100+ tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs onchain, supported by PancakeSwap. Read more

Fourier Hardfork Release: Now on opBNB Testnet

The Fourier Hardwork prepares the network for a 250ms block time from 500ms, doubling the transaction speed, enhancing transaction efficiency and overall network performance. Read more

x402 Solutions on BNB Chain

BNB builders are introducing solutions using the x402 protocol, a standard turning HTTP into a native onchain payment layer to allow agent-to-agent payment models. See solutions

Exchange Program: Learn Mandarin or English

Level up your Mandarin or English game by telling us your favourite crypto word, phrase or slang in your non-native language and win a Duolingo Super plan from us, ends Nov 2. Read more

Prediction Markets X Spaces

Catch the highlights of our first-ever X Spaces on prediction markets with Myriad Markets and Opinion from Oct 30. Read more

Join the Featured Activities Series

Join the newly released Featured Activities Series on Dappbay with Ads3, Landlord and Vibely.Chat and share a pool of $50K rewards and 2M+ tokens, ends Nov 3. Read more

Crypto Geographies: East vs West 

Watch our newly released video on what builders have to say about cultural differences in the East and West in crypto. Watch here

0 Fee Carnival for USD1 & USDC: Extended till Nov 30Transfers for USD1 and USDC are still free on BNB Chain thanks to the extended 0 Fee Carnival. Move your stablecoins with no gas fees using supported wallets like Trust Wallet, SafePal, and Binance Web3 Wallet. Read more

$1B Builder Fund Launch

Together with YZi Labs, BNB Chain launched the $1B Builder Fund to support founders across AI, DeFi, RWA, wallets, and more. The fund offers access to capital, incubation, integrations, and BNB Chain’s 460M+ user base. Read blog

Kickstart Program: Apply As A Builder Or Service Provider

Builders can get matches with the right resources and partners to scale faster, from audits to infra & token launches. Apply here

Builder Bunker NYC: Apply Now

BNB Chain is launching its first Builder Bunker in New York City, a physical basecamp for developers building on BNB Chain serving as a hub for collaboration, co-working and hands-on support. Apply here

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