The BNB Chain has marked a revolutionary year in 2025 with major upgrades that resulted in a drastic reduction of transaction fees and an unprecedented increase in daily users. Implementing its Lorentz and Maxwell upgrades, the BNB Chain has enhanced the blockchain’s performance, reducing block times from about 3 seconds to roughly 0.75 seconds, with a goal to eventually reach 0.25 seconds. These upgrades have led to a significant cut in transaction fees by approximately 98%.
The network's daily active users have surged to approximately 4.8 million, while the daily transaction volume has crossed the 15 million threshold. The growth is partly attributed to new applications such as four.meme and the introduction of zero-fee stablecoin transactions, which boosted activity significantly.
This surge in users and transactions coincided with the BNB token reaching new all-time highs, breaking into four-digit territory. Additionally, BNB saw a substantial number of tokens burned, with around 6.25 million BNB removed from circulation across several quarterly burns. CoinMarketCap has highlighted these developments as signs of structural growth for the BNB chain, rather than merely speculative interest, reflecting genuine advancements in scalability and user engagement.
