BNB has reached a new all-time high, surpassing $1,280 and nearly touching $1,300. This price rally comes alongside a sharp increase in user activity on the BNB Chain and growing on-chain volume. With market sentiment turning risk-on, institutional demand played a key role in driving momentum during peak trading hours. The rapid rise of the decentralized exchange Aster within the BNB ecosystem further fueled network transactions and boosted the total value locked (TVL). Additionally, the recent partnership between the BNB Chain and Chainlink, aiming to integrate official U.S. macroeconomic data into the blockchain, has reinforced bullish market sentiment.
The BNB Chain recently reported a record 58 million monthly active addresses, significantly exceeding Solana’s 38.3 million. This surge in users has strengthened the use case for BNB, as it provides transaction fee discounts and other ecosystem benefits driving further demand for the token. Aster’s emergence has also been crucial, with its TVL skyrocketing over 500% to reach $2.4 billion, according to DeFiLlama. Growing liquidity flows and yield-seeking incentives have drawn more capital to BNB Chain applications, leading to a surge in spot trading volume and supporting the price rally.
On the macroeconomic side, delays in U.S. economic data due to the ongoing government shutdown and expectations of a 25 basis point rate cut have fueled risk appetite across markets. The BNB Chain–Chainlink partnership, which brings official economic data on-chain, has strengthened the narrative of institutional integration and helped set the stage for BNB’s latest breakout performance.