BNB Chain & the Web3 Blueprint

Community Voting Now Open & Voting Guide: Good Vibes Hackathon

Introduction We are using Snapshot, a transparent off-chain voting platform, to collect community votes. Snapshot lets you vote using your wallet without spending gas or moving any tokens. This guide explains: * How voting power works and who is eligible to vote * How weighted voting actually works when you’re casting a vote * How community rankings and judge rankings are converted into points and combined to decide the final winners Community voting is now open. Cast your vote on Snapsh

Introduction We are using Snapshot, a transparent off-chain voting platform, to collect community votes. Snapshot lets you vote using your wallet without spending gas or moving any tokens. This guide explains: * How voting power works and who is eligible to vote * How weighted voting actually works when you’re casting a vote * How community rankings and judge rankings are converted into points and combined to decide the final winners Community voting is now open. Cast your vote on Snapsh

The Ctrl + Shift Challenge Is Live

This is the final twist of Good Vibes Only! Shortlisted projects can optionally take on the Ctrl + Shift Challenge, adding a new feature aligned with the track they chose, all within 24 hours. Pull it off and you’ll earn a 20% bonus on your final score. It’s a chance to push your build a little further and show how you ship when the clock is ticking. Ctrl + Shift Challenges In addition to the core hackathon tracks, some sponsors are introducing optional random feature challenges tied to the

This is the final twist of Good Vibes Only! Shortlisted projects can optionally take on the Ctrl + Shift Challenge, adding a new feature aligned with the track they chose, all within 24 hours. Pull it off and you’ll earn a 20% bonus on your final score. It’s a chance to push your build a little further and show how you ship when the clock is ticking. Ctrl + Shift Challenges In addition to the core hackathon tracks, some sponsors are introducing optional random feature challenges tied to the

BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Jan 15 - 21)

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: 2,818,268 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,644,326 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 122,596,163 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source

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: 2,818,268 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,644,326 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 122,596,163 (Jan 15 - 21) * Source

Good Vibes Only Hackathon: Build Mode Begins, Winners Announced on Jan 30

Time to Start Vibe Coding! The Good Vibes Only hackathon has seen so many creative ideas and had over 60 submitted projects in just 4 days. If you’re on the list, the build phase is officially on. Here’s how you can start: Jan 26: Build Mode On * Share your GitHub repository * Post daily updates and demo videos to X. * Use #VibingOnBNB and tag @BNBCHAIN on X in your posts to bring the community along Community voting makes up 50% of the final score, so building in public matters.  Jan

Time to Start Vibe Coding! The Good Vibes Only hackathon has seen so many creative ideas and had over 60 submitted projects in just 4 days. If you’re on the list, the build phase is officially on. Here’s how you can start: Jan 26: Build Mode On * Share your GitHub repository * Post daily updates and demo videos to X. * Use #VibingOnBNB and tag @BNBCHAIN on X in your posts to bring the community along Community voting makes up 50% of the final score, so building in public matters.  Jan

Good Vibes Only Hackathon: Build in Public, Code in Vibes

TL;DR * Good Vibes Only Hackathon is an 8-day, fully online, build-in-public hackathon by BNB Chain. * Vibe coding using AI tools means that everyone can participate, you don’t need to be an experienced developer to take part. * Ideas, progress, and demos all happen in public on X and GitHub. * Winners are chosen by community voting and sponsor judges, with $2,000 prizes per winning project. This Hackathon Is Designed to Be Open by Default Building in public leads to better outcomes, tha

TL;DR * Good Vibes Only Hackathon is an 8-day, fully online, build-in-public hackathon by BNB Chain. * Vibe coding using AI tools means that everyone can participate, you don’t need to be an experienced developer to take part. * Ideas, progress, and demos all happen in public on X and GitHub. * Winners are chosen by community voting and sponsor judges, with $2,000 prizes per winning project. This Hackathon Is Designed to Be Open by Default Building in public leads to better outcomes, tha

BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Jan 8 - 14)

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: 2,543,472 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,671,742 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 117,632,460 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: B

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: 2,543,472 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,671,742 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 117,632,460 (Jan 8 - 14) * Source: B

Win a share of $650K with BNB Trenching Szn on Binance Wallet, Bitget, GMGN, Ave.ai, Genius

TLDR * Five trading competitions with a total prize pool of $650K starting Jan 19 until Feb 21. * Competition hosts: Binance Wallet, Bitget, GMGN, Ave.ai, Genius. * Each competition is designed with different mechanics, timelines, reward structure, and eligibility. Your Gateway to the BNB Trenches BNB Trenching Szn is a series of trading competitions where users can trade assets on BNB Chain to compete for a share of the $650K prize pool. The competitions are hosted on some of the most w

TLDR * Five trading competitions with a total prize pool of $650K starting Jan 19 until Feb 21. * Competition hosts: Binance Wallet, Bitget, GMGN, Ave.ai, Genius. * Each competition is designed with different mechanics, timelines, reward structure, and eligibility. Your Gateway to the BNB Trenches BNB Trenching Szn is a series of trading competitions where users can trade assets on BNB Chain to compete for a share of the $650K prize pool. The competitions are hosted on some of the most w

34th BNB Burn

The BNB Foundation has officially announced the successful completion of the 34th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain. This marks our first burn of 2026. Here are the facts and figures from the latest burn: * Total BNB burned:  1,371,803.77 BNB * This includes two components: * Actual burn: 1,371,703.67 BNB * Pioneer burn: 100.1 BNB       * Approximate value in USD around the time of burn: ~$1.277 B    * Transaction ID (TXID) for BNB burn: View transaction * Remaining to be

The BNB Foundation has officially announced the successful completion of the 34th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain. This marks our first burn of 2026. Here are the facts and figures from the latest burn: * Total BNB burned:  1,371,803.77 BNB * This includes two components: * Actual burn: 1,371,703.67 BNB * Pioneer burn: 100.1 BNB       * Approximate value in USD around the time of burn: ~$1.277 B    * Transaction ID (TXID) for BNB burn: View transaction * Remaining to be

USD1 Trading Competition on Four.Meme, with support from WLFI & Aster

Healthy ecosystems need more than ideas. They depend on active markets, deep liquidity, and consistent participation once products are live. As part of the ongoing $100M Liquidity Incentive Program, BNB Chain is introducing the USD1 Trading Competition, a new ecosystem support initiative that applies this long-term commitment in a more targeted and execution-focused way. The USD1 Trading Competition is designed to strengthen onchain liquidity and market activity where it already exists, using

Healthy ecosystems need more than ideas. They depend on active markets, deep liquidity, and consistent participation once products are live. As part of the ongoing $100M Liquidity Incentive Program, BNB Chain is introducing the USD1 Trading Competition, a new ecosystem support initiative that applies this long-term commitment in a more targeted and execution-focused way. The USD1 Trading Competition is designed to strengthen onchain liquidity and market activity where it already exists, using

BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Jan 1 - 7)

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: 2,485,950 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,805,364 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 98,613,140 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: BscSc

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: 2,485,950 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,805,364 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 98,613,140 (Jan 1 - 7) * Source: BscSc

Optimized Interpreter: Design and Performance Analysis

TLDR: The Optimized/MIR (Mid-level Intermediate Representation) Interpreter is an optimized EVM execution engine that transforms stack-based EVM bytecode into a register-based Control Flow Graph (CFG) representation. This design enables significant performance improvements for real-world smart contracts (8-27% faster) while maintaining 100% compatibility with EVM semantics. To further boost performance, BNB Chain is realigning its benchmark and implementing this new design, for implementation d

TLDR: The Optimized/MIR (Mid-level Intermediate Representation) Interpreter is an optimized EVM execution engine that transforms stack-based EVM bytecode into a register-based Control Flow Graph (CFG) representation. This design enables significant performance improvements for real-world smart contracts (8-27% faster) while maintaining 100% compatibility with EVM semantics. To further boost performance, BNB Chain is realigning its benchmark and implementing this new design, for implementation d

Fermi Hard Fork Accelerates BSC to 0.45-Second Block Times

TL;DR * The Fermi hard fork is scheduled to activate on BSC mainnet on January 14, 2026 at 02:30 UTC, supported by the v1.6.4 client release. * Fermi reduces block time from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and strengthens fast finality rules, improving responsiveness while keeping the network stable under load. * Validators and node operators must upgrade to v1.6.4 or later versions before activation. Snapshot regeneration and log indexing will run on first startup. BNB Chain continues to adva

TL;DR * The Fermi hard fork is scheduled to activate on BSC mainnet on January 14, 2026 at 02:30 UTC, supported by the v1.6.4 client release. * Fermi reduces block time from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and strengthens fast finality rules, improving responsiveness while keeping the network stable under load. * Validators and node operators must upgrade to v1.6.4 or later versions before activation. Snapshot regeneration and log indexing will run on first startup. BNB Chain continues to adva