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The BNB Chain Ecosystem: A Surge to New Heights
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As Binance Coin (BNB) reaches unprecedented levels, the BNB Chain ecosystem is experiencing significant growth, marked by remarkable achievements in network activity, enhanced gas efficiency, and a surge in trading-driven expansion.
BNB Chain Sets New Records in Gas Consumption
Recently, the BNB Chain ecosystem has set a new benchmark for gas usage, driven by a substantial uptick in network activity. Data from BscScan highlights a noteworthy week for the BNB Smart Chain (BSC), surpassing its previous high in June 2025 of 3.44 trillion gas units twice. On October 8, BSC set a new all-time high of 5.02 trillion gas units used in a single day, eclipsing the previous record of 4.17 trillion set just the day before. This increase reflects a consistent pattern of over 2 trillion gas units used daily since the month’s start, indicating growing on-chain activity and wider ecosystem adoption.
In a strategic move, the BNB Chain announced the complete adoption of a new 0.05 Gwei standard gas price across its ecosystem. Key partners including Binance, Binance Wallet, Trust Wallet, and decentralized exchange (DEX) Aster have implemented this as their default gas configuration. In late September, BNB Chain validators proposed a reduction in fees and an increase in block speeds to keep BSC competitive with the fastest crypto chains. The approved plan reduced the minimum gas price from 0.1 Gwei to 0.05 Gwei, equating to $0.005 per transaction, and accelerated block intervals from 750ms to 450ms.
This change follows a series of gas fee reductions since April 2024, resulting in a 75% decrease in median fees and a 140% spike in daily transactions to over 12 million. The announcement emphasized the importance of gas fees for traders, as trading has become the predominant activity on the BNB Chain, with swap-related transactions rising from 20% at the year’s start to 67% by June. Following the complete implementation of the new standard, the milestone of 5 trillion gas units was accompanied by 24 million swap-related transactions within 24 hours, representing 77% of all network activity.
Expanding Momentum of the BNB Chain Ecosystem
The BNB Chain ecosystem is gaining momentum, with BSC outperforming other networks in decentralized exchange (DEX) activity. Data indicates that it recently secured the top position among all chains. According to reports from Bitcoinist, the network outpaced Ethereum and Solana in DEX daily trading and chain fees on a recent Wednesday.
DeFiLlama data reveals that BSC recorded over $6.05 billion in DEX trading volume, surpassing Solana’s $4.73 billion and Ethereum’s $3.88 billion. Additionally, the chain recorded $5.57 million in daily transaction fees, approximately 140% more than its two largest competitors. On the following Thursday, BSC maintained its lead in chain fees with $7.88 million over 24 hours. However, it fell to the second position in DEX daily trading volume with $6.10 billion, as Ethereum took the lead with $6.20 billion. BSC also ranked second in active addresses, boasting 2.54 million.
Meanwhile, the Binance Wallet emerged as a leader among Initial DEX Offering (IDO) launchpads in terms of profitability, driven by substantial returns from various projects on the network. In September, the Binance Wallet achieved an all-time high Return on Investment (ROI) of 7,976%, surpassing most IDO launchpads over multiple timeframes. Notably, seven of the top ten tokens with the highest IDO returns on Binance Wallet were BNB Chain projects, achieving historical returns of up to 2,000 times.
Amid the ecosystem’s growing momentum, BNB has consistently surpassed several price barriers, attracting capital shifts from Solana and reaching a new all-time high of $1,330 recently.
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