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CM Profile: BNB
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about BNB, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Selling $100,000 on 2 exchange order books lost between 0.13% and 0.14%, on 8 October 2026.
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 9 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold BNB. How each part is worked out
What changed
Week to 8 OctoberNothing we measure moved much this week: exchange depth on Kraken, trading volume, reported supply and price are all within their usual range.
From our own measurements only, each against the month before. We do not say why a price moves. How this is worked out · Every coin this week
What it actually costs to sell BNB
Selling $100,000 of BNB into each exchange’s resting bids, measured against the mid price:
| Exchange | Lost | Got back | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase BNB/USD | 0.13% | $99,871 | 2026-10-08 |
| Kraken BNB/USD | 0.14% | $99,864 | 2026-10-08 median of 37 |
Exchange figures need an account there (and KYC, a permitted country, the tokens already deposited), are before trading fees, and are never averaged with the on-chain figure. Binance is not included: it refuses requests from the region our servers are in. How this is measured →
Watch this number instead of remembering it. A free account keeps BNB on a list, records where it stood the day you added it, and emails you if selling it on these exchanges gets materially harder — one message, not a series. The measurement itself stays public; the account is for being told when it moves without you looking.
What BNB is
BNB was launched by the crypto exchange Binance in 2017, initially as a token giving traders a discount on trading fees. It has since become the native asset of BNB Chain, Binance's own blockchain, where it pays transaction fees in the same way ETH does on Ethereum.
Supply falls over time. Binance periodically destroys BNB through a burn mechanism tied to network activity, with a stated goal of reducing the total supply substantially from its original issuance.
What makes BNB unusual is how tightly it is bound to a single company. Its value reflects Binance's trading volume, its ecosystem and its continued operation, which makes it closer to a corporate proxy than a neutral protocol asset. That exposure runs both ways: Binance's 2023 settlement with US authorities, which included a guilty plea and the departure of its founder as CEO, is the kind of event that affects BNB in a way it would not affect a chain with no company behind it.
What BNB can do
Selling $100,000 on Coinbase lost 0.13% against the mid price, before trading fees. Check your own amount →
Our own measurement · measured 8 October 2026
Anyone can send BNB to any address on BNB Smart Chain, where it also pays the fee on every transaction. A block arrives in under a second. Why a payment cannot be undone →
Source: BNB Chain docs: BNB Smart Chain · checked 2 October 2026
BNB can be staked by delegating it to a validator, which shares the rewards it earns from transaction fees. Taking it back out takes 7 days.
Source: BNB Chain docs: staking · checked 2 October 2026
BNB Smart Chain runs the same kind of programs as Ethereum, and BNB pays for running them. Each app is its own code with its own flaws.
Source: BNB Chain docs: BNB Smart Chain · checked 2 October 2026
BNB has no cap written into it. BNB Chain destroys some BNB every quarter and a share of every fee, with the stated aim of bringing the total down to 100 million.
Source: BNB Chain: what BNB is · checked 2 October 2026
What a coin can do is not a reason to buy it or to sell it. Each answer names its source and the day we read it; where we could not source one, the row is left out. How these are written · Every coin we have written up
Where BNB lives
On Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain, GoPlus's analysis of each contract is read weekly: whether it has a function to block addresses or pause transfers, and whether an owner holds it. That is GoPlus's reading, not ours. Where a token exists on several chains, one copy's settings say nothing about the original coin.
Always verify a contract address against the project's own site before sending anything. Addresses are shown as published by CoinGecko, not as an endorsement — and identical-looking tokens on other chains are the most common way people lose money here.
Price change
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BNB data synced 3m ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell BNB.