Over the past five years, BNB Chain has evolved from a singular blockchain into a robust global ecosystem bustling with activity, with millions of users engaging in building, trading, and creating daily. The last year has been particularly transformative, characterized by an acceleration of advancements that set the groundwork for the forthcoming era of Web3.
In 2024-2025, BNB Chain achieved significant milestones, including over 4.7 million daily active users. Within this user base, BSC (BNB Smart Chain) averaged 1.12 million daily active users, while opBNB reached all-time highs. Enhancements to the blockchain were marked by the Maxwell and Lorentz hard forks, which reduced block times to an impressive 0.75 seconds and slashed gas fees to as low as $0.001, thus amplifying speed and accessibility for users.
On the security front, notable progress was achieved through the establishment of the BNB Goodwill Alliance, which diminished sandwich attacks by a staggering 95%. This initiative contributed to an overall 87% reduction in exploit losses on BSC. Additionally, liquidity surged, with decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volumes hitting a staggering $319.4 billion—the highest across all chains. Stablecoin adoption also flourished, reaching a market cap of $11 billion, allowing users to save approximately $5 million in fees via the 0 Fee Stablecoin Carnival, ultimately positioning BNB Chain as the leading choice for stablecoin transactions.
The broader ecosystem saw a peak in total value locked (TVL) at $14 billion, alongside unique BSC addresses surpassing 615 million and over 5,000 projects actively building on the chain. Real-world asset (RWA) adoption notably accelerated, with initiatives such as Securitize and VanEck’s vBILL on-chain U.S. Treasuries, Backed Finance’s tokenized equities on Kraken, and Ondo Finance’s integration of BNB Chain into its Global Markets platform. These developments were further strengthened by the RWA Incentive Program, which promotes the adoption of real-world assets on BNB Chain.
The BNB Chain ecosystem has actively supported over 200 projects through its Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program, which recently expanded into a focused 10-week global residency. The recent BNB Hackathon acknowledged nine winners and provided 50 honorable mentions across various categories, including AI, DeFi, and decentralized social networks. To further promote collaboration, the Builder Bunker was launched as a dedicated space for developers and founders.
Community engagement has also seen remarkable growth, with BNB Chain’s community extending across more than 100 countries, aggregating over 4 million followers globally. The BNB Chain Annual Awards celebrated leaders and emerging talents within the ecosystem, while the revamped Martians Program empowered community members to promote global adoption.
Looking to the future, BNB Chain has laid out an ambitious roadmap that includes several key upgrades. These enhancements aim to increase capacity by tenfold, with gas limits expanding to 10G, accommodating up to 5,000 DEX swaps per second. Upcoming features promise ultra-fast finality under 150 milliseconds and a throughput of 20,000 transactions per second (TPS). Additionally, improvements in security will encompass seamless authentication, key rotation, and native multi-signature support, all aimed at establishing a resilient infrastructure for a new generation of decentralized applications spanning DeFi, gaming, AI, and beyond.
BNB Chain is characterized as a community-driven blockchain ecosystem dedicated to breaking down barriers to Web3 adoption. The structure includes BNB Smart Chain (BSC), known for being a secure decentralized finance (DeFi) hub with the lowest gas fees amongst EVM-compatible layers, opBNB as a scalable layer 2 solution offering competitive speed and fees, and BNB Greenfield designed for decentralized storage and the creation of data marketplaces by users. Committed to high security standards, the ecosystem is supported by community-driven initiatives like the AvengerDAO and real-time risk-scanning tools via Red Alarm. Moreover, it extends a range of monetary incentives and ecosystem rewards as part of its Builder Support Program, along with tooling options such as the AI Solution for developers to explore further.
