BNB News Today: BSC's Gas Surge Powers DeFi's Record Growth

BNB Smart Chain (BSC) achieved a historic milestone on October 8, 2025, processing 5 trillion gas units in a 24-hour period. This record surpassed previous benchmarks and marked a significant milestone in blockchain scalability, driven by 31.31 million network transactions, a 19% increase from the prior day and a 719% surge compared to the same period in 2024. Of these transactions, 77% were swap operations, totaling 24 million trades, underscoring the chain's dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) and on-chain trading activity.

The surge in gas usage was facilitated by recent technical upgrades, including the Maxwell and Lorentz hardforks, which doubled the network's throughput to 100 million gas per second and reduced block times to 750 milliseconds. These improvements enabled near-instant transaction finality, allowing BSC to handle high-volume trading with minimal latency. The chain's average transaction cost dropped to approximately $0.005, driven by an ecosystem-wide adoption of a standardized gas price of 0.05 gwei. Major partners such as Binance, Trust Wallet, and Aster implemented this rate as the default setting, significantly enhancing accessibility for both retail and institutional users.

DeFi activity on BSC continued to thrive, with platforms like PancakeSwap reporting nearly $80 billion in trading volume in September 2025-a level not seen since late 2021. Stablecoin supply on the network also reached record highs, supporting increased liquidity demand. Daily decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes exceeded $6 billion, while network fees surpassed $5.5 million in early October. These figures positioned BSC among the top-performing blockchains in terms of transaction volume and fee revenue.

The milestone coincided with a broader surge in BNB's market performance. The token rose 80% over the past quarter, securing its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Institutional interest in the BSC ecosystem grew, with major holders accumulating substantial BNB positions, signaling confidence in the chain's long-term trajectory. Analysts attributed this trend to BSC's competitive advantages: low fees, rapid transaction speeds, and a robust DeFi ecosystem.

Comparative metrics highlighted BSC's growing appeal relative to Ethereum. While Ethereum maintained a larger total value locked (TVL) of $102 billion in 2025, BSC's TVL stood at $58 billion, reflecting its strong foothold in yield farming and micro-lending. BSC's daily transaction volume of $3.9 billion, though lower than Ethereum's $11.8 billion, was driven by retail activity and gaming, where low-cost transactions were a critical factor. The chain's 20,000 transactions per second (TPS) capacity contrasted with Ethereum's 26 TPS, further emphasizing BSC's scalability edge for high-frequency use cases.

The record gas usage and ecosystem growth reinforced BNB Smart Chain's role as a leading blockchain for DeFi innovation and high-volume trading in 2025. With technical upgrades and institutional adoption accelerating, the chain's ability to balance scalability, affordability, and security positioned it as a key competitor in the multichain landscape.

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