BNB, the native token of BNB Chain, hits a new all-time high of $1,111.90, rising 7.4% in 24 hours and 17.5% for the week. Treasury companies are stacking BNB, contributing to price gains. Standard Chartered predicts BNB to reach $1,275 by 2025, as the total crypto market cap rises to $4.2 trillion.

BNB Chain metrics show growth with rising total locked value (TLV) and active addresses. TLV hits $8.23 billion, active addresses reach 73.24 million. Transaction volumes spike, recording 4.34 million total in September.

BNB Chain’s official X account was hacked, but the network continues to thrive. Validators adopt a new minimum gas price of 0.05 gwei for faster, cheaper trading. Plans include increasing block gas limit to 1 billion and developing faster blockchain architecture for 2026.

Two major upgrades went live in 2025: Maxwell upgrade for faster blocks and smoother performance, and Lorentz Hard Fork for reduced block times and enhanced validator networking. Speculation of a rally increases post-upgrades. Plans for privacy features, upgradable virtual machines, and user-friendly tools in the future.

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