BNB Chain & the Web3 Blueprint

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 2. * 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 wi

TLDR * Five trading competitions with a total prize pool of $650K starting Jan 19 until Feb 2. * 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 wi

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

BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Dec 25 - 31)

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: 2,535,273 (Dec 25 - 31) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,845,116 (Dec 25 - 31) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 97,184,902 (Dec 25 - 31) * 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: 2,535,273 (Dec 25 - 31) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,845,116 (Dec 25 - 31) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 97,184,902 (Dec 25 - 31) * Source:

BNB Chain in 2025:  Making Scale the Standard

TL;DR * 2025 was a defining year for BNB Chain, with network activity reaching new highs across users, liquidity, and transactions. * Total Value Locked grew by 40.5%, while the network processed an all-time high of 31 million daily transactions with zero downtime. * Stablecoin market cap doubled to $14 billion, at its peak, real-world assets surpassed $1.8 billion, and institutional participation continued to expand. * Infrastructure upgrades, security improvements, and active builders hel

TL;DR * 2025 was a defining year for BNB Chain, with network activity reaching new highs across users, liquidity, and transactions. * Total Value Locked grew by 40.5%, while the network processed an all-time high of 31 million daily transactions with zero downtime. * Stablecoin market cap doubled to $14 billion, at its peak, real-world assets surpassed $1.8 billion, and institutional participation continued to expand. * Infrastructure upgrades, security improvements, and active builders hel

Tech Roadmap 2026

2025 was a defining year for BNB Chain. Throughout the year, the network consistently operated at large scale, supporting sustained growth across trading activity, stablecoins, and real-world assets without downtime. These outcomes were the result of deliberate technical priorities set early in the year: reliability, speed, cost efficiency, and fairness. The 2026 tech roadmap builds directly on this foundation. It reflects the lessons learned from operating the network under real production lo

2025 was a defining year for BNB Chain. Throughout the year, the network consistently operated at large scale, supporting sustained growth across trading activity, stablecoins, and real-world assets without downtime. These outcomes were the result of deliberate technical priorities set early in the year: reliability, speed, cost efficiency, and fairness. The 2026 tech roadmap builds directly on this foundation. It reflects the lessons learned from operating the network under real production lo

Move Your Stablecoins for Free: 0 Fee Carnival for USDC, USD1 & U Transfers Extended!

  TL;DR * Extended until Jan 31, 2026, 23:59 UTC * Supported Assets: USDC, USD1 & U * No gas fees for withdrawals, transfers, or bridging Send More, Pay Nothing BNB Chain’s 0 Fee Carnival is back and extended, giving users even more time to move stablecoins without paying gas. With support for USD1, USDC, and U, the campaign covers fees across wallets, bridges, and centralized exchanges. Whether you are transferring funds, withdrawing from a CEX, or bridging assets onto BNB Chain, the co

  TL;DR * Extended until Jan 31, 2026, 23:59 UTC * Supported Assets: USDC, USD1 & U * No gas fees for withdrawals, transfers, or bridging Send More, Pay Nothing BNB Chain’s 0 Fee Carnival is back and extended, giving users even more time to move stablecoins without paying gas. With support for USD1, USDC, and U, the campaign covers fees across wallets, bridges, and centralized exchanges. Whether you are transferring funds, withdrawing from a CEX, or bridging assets onto BNB Chain, the co

BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (Dec 18 - 24)

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: 2,538,782 (Dec 18 - 24) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,685,815 (Dec 18 - 24) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 105,263,319 (Dec 18 - 24) * 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: 2,538,782 (Dec 18 - 24) * Source: Dune * opBNB: 1,685,815 (Dec 18 - 24) * Source: Dune * Total Transactions: * BSC: 105,263,319 (Dec 18 - 24) * Source