On Monday, daily active addresses on BNB Chain reached an all-time high, coinciding with the blockchain’s native token hitting a new price record.
Analytics platform Nansen reported that sender-only active addresses on BNB Chain—those that have sent transactions, excluding internal transfers—hit a peak of 3.46 million, surpassing the previous record of 3.44 million set in December 2023.
Nansen’s data also indicated that the number of successful transactions in the last 30 days exceeded 500 million, up 151% from the prior 30-day period. The network ranks second to Solana, which saw nearly 1.8 billion transactions during the same period.
Over the last year, BNB Chain has approximately 200 million active addresses, placing it third behind Solana, which leads with around 1.3 billion active addresses.
BNB soared to new highs following Friday’s market crash
The spike in active addresses coincided with BNB (BNB) achieving a new all-time high on Monday. Data from CoinMarketCap showed BNB rose to $1,370, bouncing back sharply after a market downturn on Friday.
Bitcoin fell to $102,000 on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on China in response to China’s restrictions on exporting key rare earth minerals necessary for computer chip production.
This announcement triggered a market sell-off resulting in nearly $20 billion in forced liquidations, surpassing previous crashes, including the FTX collapse.
BNB was also impacted by the crash, dropping to $1,094 on Saturday—nearly a 14% decrease from its $1,272 value on Friday. Unlike many other cryptocurrencies, BNB quickly rebounded, reaching a new all-time high post-crash.
While some community members questioned why BNB was “barely affected” by the crash, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao defended the token, stating that BNB’s strength comes from ecosystem participants who “invested hundreds of millions out of their own pockets to safeguard users.”
On Monday, Binance declared it had completed a $283 million compensation payout to users affected by the depegging of specific Binance Earn products related to USDE, BNSOL, and WBETH.
The exchange also distributed $45 million in BNB tokens to memecoin traders impacted by the market downturn on Friday.
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BNB Chain rose as a leading DeFi network in Q3
Prior to the market crash on Friday, BNB Chain had already demonstrated renewed user interest. According to DappRadar, the network recorded a 15% increase in total value locked (TVL) during the third quarter of 2025.
DappRadar attributed this rise in BNB Chain’s TVL to the introduction of the perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX) Aster, which gained popularity in September.
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