Author: Biteye core contributor Viee

Editor: Biteye core contributor Denise

01. BNB ecosystem is experiencing frequent positive news, and the market focus continues to return

Since mid-October, the BNB Chain ecosystem has continued to gain momentum, with a series of key events. Traditional financial institutions have entered the market. China Merchants Bank International has launched a $3.8 billion USD money market fund through BNB Chain, and YZi Capital has announced a commitment of approximately $100 million to projects within the BNB ecosystem. These positive developments have further solidified BNB Chain's leading position in the industry. Just yesterday, with the news of CZ's pardon, market sentiment saw another significant boost. The last cloud of regulatory uncertainty shrouding the BNB ecosystem has been lifted. This restoration of trust has become the starting point for a new wave of capital, user engagement, and narrative resonance for BNB Chain.

Meanwhile, BNB Chain integrated with the prediction market platform Polymarket, enabling users to deposit and withdraw funds directly through the BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opening up a new "prediction + trading" scenario. BNB also gained access to major CEX platforms, Robinhood and Coinbase, further enhancing global financial access. Regarding stablecoins, StraitsX announced support for native issuance of USDT on BSC, further enhancing on-chain payment and settlement capabilities. A strategic partnership with the Better Payment Network (BPN) aims to build a multi-stablecoin-driven global settlement network, enhancing payment capabilities on BSC. The "Binance Life" Chinese meme token launched on the Binance Futures platform and the Base App, keeping market funds and attention focused on the BNB ecosystem.

In addition, Four.meme and the BNB Chain ecosystem are currently working on a $45 million BNB airdrop program called "Rebirth Support." The first two rounds of airdrops have been completed, and the confidence gap after the "October 11 crash" is being rapidly repaired.

Looking back at this market cycle, despite a sharp market drop on October 11th, BNB was one of the few mainstream assets to quickly recover its losses and drive a simultaneous resurgence in on-chain popularity. From community enthusiasm to capital inflows, BNB Chain is forging a triple resonance of "platform narrative + user growth + capital inflow." If 2021 marked the golden age of the Ethereum ecosystem, then 2025 could be BNB Chain's home turf.

02. Three forces behind the BNB Chain narrative

2.1 Narrative Breakthrough: Binance Life Triggers a Chain Reaction

One of the key catalysts for BNB Chain's recent surge in popularity is the listing of the meme coin "Binance Life" on Binance perpetual contracts. This not only dispels the old perception that Chinese memes aren't listed on major exchanges, but also signals the beginning of the export of native project narratives on the BNB chain to centralized platforms, fostering stronger mainstream adoption. Furthermore, "Binance Life" has now expanded to the Base App, extending the influence of this narrative beyond the confines of a single chain. Furthermore, Binance recently launched a dedicated Chinese trading pair section, potentially further boosting the visibility of Chinese-language projects.

From an ecosystem perspective, this wave of meme-centric memes, centered around Chinese culture, has moved beyond content creation and driven product upgrades on the platform and adjustments to project narrative strategies. This has not only boosted on-chain activity but also sparked renewed interest in other products and tracks within the Binance ecosystem (such as Alpha and Pre-TGE), expanding the reach of BNB Chain.

2.2 Solid on-chain foundation: low cost, high performance, and a large user base

BNB Chain's ability to attract significant capital and user returns is closely tied to its inherent performance and cost advantages. Previously, BNB Chain further shortened block times and halved gas fees, driving a surge in on-chain activity. According to statistics from DefiLlama and other sources, BNB Chain's daily on-chain transaction volume peaked at 30 million in early October. In terms of DEX trading, BNB Chain's daily transaction volume recently surpassed that of Ethereum and Solana combined.

2.3 Binance Ecosystem Combination: Issuance Platform + DEX + CEX to Create Ample Liquidity

The explosive growth of BNB Chain is inseparable from the Binance ecosystem's liquidity support system. Firstly, Binance Alpha and Aster provide a "mini-Binance"-like environment, enabling the rapid listing and trading of popular on-chain tokens. Furthermore, the emergence of launch platforms like Four.Meme has greatly enriched the BSC project offering, providing a low-cost, one-click token issuance channel and rapidly enabling a wide variety of memes to flourish on-chain. Furthermore, the Binance official wallet recently launched the "Meme Rush" feature, standardizing and guiding the on-chain meme token issuance process in a phased manner.

These links constitute BNB Chain's unique "liquidity closed loop" chain. When the token is launched on Alpha, followed by Aster DEX spot + Binance futures, and finally listed on Binance Mainboard, each step drives the price of the token up.

03. BNB Chain's wealth-creating effect spreads, and the popularity on the chain remains high

At the peak of the meme craze in early October, over 100,000 addresses participated in the BNB Chain meme craze, and nearly 70% of early traders were profitable. Multiple BNB Chain meme coins saw their market capitalizations soar. The key factors that make memes popular are: narratives that align with community sentiment, ample on-chain liquidity, and community interaction as a catalyst.

Following the sharp market correction on October 11th, BNB Chain became one of the few public chains to maintain its price and maintain positive data. According to the latest data, as of October 20th, BNB Smart Chain's daily active addresses exceeded 2.58 million, an increase of over 20% from the month's low. The number of daily transactions on the chain also reached 18.77 million, still higher than the level at the beginning of the month.

Judging from the trend chart, since May, the number of active addresses on BNB Chain has been climbing from less than 1.5 million per day. After breaking through the 3 million peak for the first time in mid-July, it has seen several strong increases in volume driven by the Meme craze. The number of transactions has been climbing for three consecutive months since June, and there was a significant outbreak in early October, with a single-day transaction volume of nearly 28 million. Although it has subsequently declined, it still remains in a strong range of more than 20 million transactions.

This series of data confirms a fact: BNB Chain’s current market popularity is not a bubble speculation, but is accompanied by the simultaneous growth of real users and on-chain activities. From user retention to interaction frequency, it shows a "second growth curve" of a positive ecological cycle.

04. How to find the next wave of opportunities on BNB Chain?

Based on the experience of this round of market, the following key channels and signals are available for reference.

To determine whether an Alpha project has explosive potential, you can start with four signals:

• The first is rising popularity. When the project name, logo, and memes appear frequently on X and Telegram, and the number of comments and interaction rates in the comment section suddenly increase, it often means that market attention is gathering.
• The second factor is community engagement. Focus on the number of addresses holding coins, group activity, and secondary creative output. Whether a project can achieve widespread virality depends on whether users are actively creating content, rather than simply waiting for price increases.
• The third is interaction with celebrities like CZ. Likes and reposts are considered the strongest signals.
• Finally, there is capital accumulation. Continuous purchases by on-chain whale addresses within a short period of time are a typical sign of "smart money entering the market," and such signals are usually most concentrated a few hours before a price action.

When these four signals appear simultaneously, it means that a project’s narrative, community, and funding are resonating—this is the critical moment when an Alpha project enters its breakout zone.

Specific operational level:

1. Keep an eye on Binance Alpha's new project announcements; trading activity is expected to pick up in the near term.

Binance also recently launched a Pre-TGE Prime Sale, an upgraded version of the original Pre-TGE, featuring a larger scale and longer sales period. Participation involves three steps: first, deposit BNB to subscribe (over-allotment allows everyone to participate). After the subscription closes, tokens are distributed proportionally. Once the project's TGE launches, they will be available for trading on the Binance Alpha Marketplace.

2. Tracking in real time with XHunt

XHunt has launched a new BNB Feed feature, integrating important updates related to the Binance ecosystem with AI-powered summaries. It also supports sound alerts and pop-up notifications, making it ideal for 24/7 rapid response by Alpha traders.

3. Participate in early trading on on-chain DEXs such as PancakeSwap and Aster

For on-chain players with a keen sense of smell, discovering new tokens with a sudden increase in trading volume on DEX lists such as PancakeSwap as soon as possible is one of the effective ways to catch dark horses.

4. Use Binance Wallet’s “Meme Rush” feature

Binance Wallet has launched the Meme Rush feature. Simply put, Meme Rush is a launchpad developed in collaboration with Four Meme. It differs from regular Launchpad in two key ways:

First, only users who use the Binance App's built-in Web3 wallet (who have completed KYC) can participate.

Secondly, the migration limit of the internal disk is higher.

So, how can we use Meme Rush to find and participate in early-stage meme projects? Its interface is usually divided into three core areas, representing the different stages of the project: new coins, upcoming issuance, and migrated.

>New Coins: This area contains a mixed bag of projects with relatively high risks and noise. It is suitable for experienced players who like to explore ultra-early Alpha projects for preliminary research and screening.

>Upcoming Releases: This section lists projects that are about to be released from the domestic market to the foreign market. These are the projects that have funding available. If you're not too fussy, you can keep an eye on the interesting projects on this list.

> Migrated: This section lists items that have been moved from internal storage to external storage. All users can purchase items from this section. This section also includes the best of the best.

In addition to chain scanning functions such as Meme Rush, Binance Wallet also provides a decision-making tool - KOL monitoring list.

The most significant innovation of this feature is that it ties the wallet address to the KOL's identity. While other products allow you to track a string of anonymous addresses, Binance Wallet allows you to directly track the KOL's portfolio. It clearly displays a specific KOL's complete holdings and detailed transaction history, allowing for intuitive analysis of different KOLs' holdings, win rates, and investment styles.

05. Long-term Outlook: Market Sustainability Driven by the Flywheel Effect of BNB and BNB Chain

As this round of BNB Chain market evolves, a question worth paying attention to is: Can this rise driven by the resonance of funds, users and narratives be transformed into a long-term bull market for the BNB ecosystem?

5.1 Flywheel Effect: Positive Feedback Loop from Transactions to Prices

From a fundamental perspective, BNB Chain is forming two powerful "flywheel effects" to support the sustainability of the market:

Trading-Burning Flywheel

The surge in on-chain transaction volume has directly supported the BNB price. As the fuel of the BSC network, BNB's economic model incorporates a dual deflationary mechanism: Binance automatically burns BNB every quarter, while BSC implements real-time BEP-95 burning, which directly burns a portion of transaction fees to reduce supply. Amid the current meme trading frenzy, a significant amount of BNB is being consumed. This continuous burning driven by trading demand reinforces BNB's scarcity. Therefore, this round of BNB price appreciation is not only driven by market sentiment but also reflects the unique intrinsic value and deflationary mechanism of the BNB Chain ecosystem. As users continuously trade meme coins on-chain, they invisibly drive up BNB's intrinsic value, creating a virtuous cycle of "higher usage – more burns – higher prices."

Eco-Fund Flywheel

The capital inflow driven by the expansion of the BNB Chain ecosystem is also significant. On the one hand, the constant emergence of new projects attracts investors. To participate in popular opportunities on the BSC chain, users must purchase BNB as gas or as a base position for trading pairs, driving sustained buying. On the other hand, many meme coin winners, in order to cash in on their gains, ultimately choose to convert a portion of their profits back into BNB or invest in other projects within the BNB ecosystem, leaving the majority of funds circulating within the BNB Chain. In the long term, as BNB Chain continues to roll out technological upgrades, the types of applications and user base it can support will further expand, injecting new growth drivers into the ecosystem. As long as these two wheels of ecosystem prosperity and capital inflow continue to churn, the BNB price and the overall ecosystem market capitalization are expected to maintain a strong upward trend.

5.2 BNB Chain’s Long-term Value and Bullish Logic

If the flywheel explains the "mechanical principle" of BNB's price increase, then the long-term bull logic of BNB Chain lies in whether it can form a continuously growing ecological potential.

On-chain data shows that BNB Chain's rise isn't a bubble, but rather is supported by genuine on-chain activity. The aforementioned core metrics, such as active addresses, trading volume, and TVL, all hit record highs, demonstrating that the underlying driving force behind this meme-driven market stems from real user participation and capital flows, rather than pure speculation.

From an ecosystem perspective, the success of this Meme Season is a concentrated reflection of the power of the community: CZ's interaction with the "Big Sister" (Yijie) became a catalyst for virality; the cohesiveness of the Chinese-speaking community gave the narrative a vibrant life force; and the support of leading traditional brokerages and institutions boosted BNB adoption. These three factors combined form the underlying logic behind BNB Chain's long-term bull market: a resonant cycle of capital, users, and narrative.

At the same time, BNB has also made breakthroughs in institutional adoption: it has been listed on two major mainstream platforms, Robinhood and Coinbase, and many listed companies have also announced BNB purchase plans.

More importantly, this round of BNB ecosystem boom demonstrates a healthier endogenous cycle, with funds having a mechanism to remain and roll within the ecosystem, the number of users growing in real terms, and the narrative being supported by cultural connotations and community consensus.

Therefore, the rise of BNB Chain may be heading towards a long-term positive feedback development stage.

06. Conclusion

The recent rise of BNB Chain is not only a market victory, but also a self-affirmation of the ecosystem. It shows the outside world that users and liquidity are the most solid moats in the long cycle of cryptocurrencies.

Whether it's the popularity of the meme, on-chain activity, or capital flows, BNB Chain is forming its own "resonance system"—transactions drive buzz, buzz generates traffic, and traffic feeds back into price. This is the natural result of market forces and the inevitable echo of community consensus.

Of course, BNB's long-term bull run can't rely solely on short-term sentiment; it must continue to be built on real transactions, robust mechanisms, and user trust. Only when these fundamentals are solid will prices become meaningful. From this perspective, the second half of the BNB Chain isn't just a continuation of the previous wave of hype, but rather a new phase: from short-term boom to long-term development; from wealth creation myths to ecological value.

The BNB cycle may have just begun.