BNB has surged to a new all-time high (ATH) of $868.79, putting the token within striking distance of the psychological $1,000 mark.
The rally cements BNB’s transformation from a 2017 ERC-20 exchange token into a global cross-border financial asset powering one of the most active public blockchains in the world.
BNB Price Records New All-Time High Above $868
The BNB Chain shared the milestone in a post, highlighting that it comes after years of relentless innovation.
Originally launched on Ethereum to offer fee discounts to Binance traders, BNB migrated to its native chain in April 2019.
Today, it underpins a hybrid ecosystem that includes centralized finance (CeFi), decentralized finance (DeFi), and real-world payments.
BNB’s utility in the Binance ecosystem includes trading fee discounts, access to token sales, lending yield, and exclusive promotions.
On the DeFi side, over 5,000 decentralized applications (dApps) leverage BNB for staking, lending, liquid restaking, DEX fees, and launchpool participation.
Real-world integration has expanded to flight and hotel bookings, retail payments, and institutional on-chain finance.
According to BNB Chain, recent high-profile institutional moves highlight this adoption. These include CEA Industries’ $160 million BNB purchase, making it the largest US public holder.
This is alongside a $500 million BNB treasury fund backed by over 140 institutions, and Nano Labs’ $50 million convertible note issue to finance a planned $1 billion BNB acquisition.
The token also anchors ventures like xStocks’ tokenized equities, Ondo Finance’s TradFi asset deployment, and global 24/7 markets.
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Meanwhile, the chain’s technical performance is a major driver behind the ATH. BNB Chain processes blocks in 0.75 seconds with 1.875-second finality, delivering up to 100 million gas per second.
This enabled over 12 million daily transactions and $165 billion in DeFi swaps in six months. Fees remain ultra-low at roughly $0.01–$0.03, making BNB viable for micro-transactions, cross-border payroll, and in-app purchases.
BNB Chain plans to scale forward to 1 gigagas per second throughput, 20,000+ transactions per second (TPS), and sub-150ms confirmations.
These come as the network aims for instant global payments with built-in privacy and Web2-level ease of use.
Market analysts are bullish on BNB’s trajectory. Trader Daan Crypto Trades highlighted its resilience in 2025, noting that BNB and Tron’s TRX have steadily increased in value, regardless of the market volatility.
“This makes for a healthier market as majors generally lead the rest of the altcoins as capital eventually trickles down,” the analyst wrote.
Technical analysts see a push to $1,000 as imminent. Crypto King observed that BNB is only 15% away from 4 digits, holding strong above support after breaking its prior ATH of $865, signaling readiness for the next leg up.
BNB’s price ascent has also overtaken traditional corporate giants in market capitalization.
A recent BeInCrypto report noted BNB’s valuation has surpassed Nike, prompting speculation that $1,200 could be the next target if momentum holds.
As of this writing, BNB price was trading for $865.90, up by a modest 1.42% in the last 24 hours.
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