BNB News Today: BNB's record surge fueled by DeFi boom, institutional bets, and blockchain upgrades

BNB, the native token of the BNB Chain, has surged to a new all-time high above $1,280, driven by surging blockchain activity, institutional demand, and strategic ecosystem upgrades. The token's price rally coincided with a record 58 million monthly active addresses on the BNB Chain, surpassing Solana's 38.3 million, according to TokenTerminal. This growth is attributed to the decentralized exchange Aster, which saw its total value locked (TVL) jump over 500% to $2.4 billion, per DeFiLlama data.

The price surge follows a partnership between BNB Chain and Chainlink to integrate official U.S. economic data on-chain, enhancing the token's utility in decentralized applications. BNB's performance has outpaced broader crypto markets, as the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index rose just 0.3% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, total crypto trading volume hit a yearly high of $9.72 trillion in August, with Gate Exchange surging 98.9% in volume to $746 billion.

BNB Chain's infrastructure upgrades are central to its growth. In 2025, the network implemented the Pascal hard fork, introducing smart contract wallets and improved gas mechanisms. The chain also launched Megafuel, enabling gasless stablecoin transactions, and plans to expand this to all BEP-20 tokens by 2025. BNB Chain's 2025 roadmap includes reducing block times to sub-second intervals, enhancing transaction throughput to 100 million daily, and integrating AI tools to streamline user experience and developer workflows.

The DeFi sector on BNB Chain has seen record growth, with TVL exceeding $8.23 billion as of October 2025. Marwan Kawadri, DeFi Lead at BNB Chain, attributed the rally to "growing confidence in the unique strength of the BNB Chain ecosystem" and emphasized the importance of utility and real-world adoption. The chain's TVL surged 2.5% in the last 24 hours, while active addresses reached 73.24 million in September.

Institutional interest in BNB has also intensified. Standard Chartered predicted in May 2025 that BNB could reach $1,275 by year-end. Additionally, treasury allocations to BNB have increased, with token burns contributing to its scarcity. BNB's dominance in decentralized exchanges is evident, as PancakeSwap and other platforms on the chain processed $772 billion in quarterly trading volume.

The BNB Chain's security and governance improvements further bolster its appeal. In 2024, financial losses from security breaches dropped 67% to $53 million, and the network introduced Proposer Builder Separation to combat malicious MEV attacks. Looking ahead, BNB Chain aims to eliminate "Sandwich Attacks" by refining block propagation and mempool management.

Market analysts note that BNB's rally reflects broader crypto optimism, including expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in October 2025. However, the token's overbought RSI (74) and record trading volumes ($4.51 billion in 24 hours) signal potential short-term volatility. Despite this, BNB's technical indicators-such as the 9-day EMA crossing above the 20-day EMA and a bullish MACD-suggest sustained upward momentum.