BNB (Binance Coin)BNB

The fee and staking coin of BNB Chain, a blockchain closely tied to the Binance exchange.

Rank #4Since July 2017

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$987.38 +19.9% since 31 Jul 2026 · 48.5% below its all-time high

The short version

BNB is the fee and staking coin of BNB Smart Chain, a blockchain closely tied to Binance, which issued it in 2017 and still gives trading-fee discounts for it. Supply only shrinks: the quarterly Auto-Burn removed 1,646,196 BNB on 19 Oct 2026, leaving about 131.5 million. Binance's and its founders' own BNB holdings are not published. On 31 Oct 2026 one BNB cost C$987.38. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +19.9% in Canadian dollars, and it was 48.5% below its all-time high of C$1,919 set on 13 Oct 2025.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 13 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$1,530 (2 Nov 2025) · low C$776.07 (1 Jul 2026) · -35.1%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$987.28	US$707.22
30 Sep 2026	C$1,080	US$758.45
31 Aug 2026	C$949.10	US$684.48
31 Jul 2026	C$830.09	US$591.70
30 Jun 2026	C$793.52	US$558.62
31 May 2026	C$992.35	US$719.28
30 Apr 2026	C$838.08	US$617.16
31 Mar 2026	C$846.31	US$608.73
28 Feb 2026	C$838.70	US$613.28
31 Jan 2026	C$1,156	US$857.10
31 Dec 2025	C$1,179	US$861.02
30 Nov 2025	C$1,225	US$873.22

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$987.38^[1]
3-month change: +19.9% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 48.5% below its high of C$1,919 (13 Oct 2025)^[1]
Market rank: #4, market value about C$129.7B^[1]
Kind: Native coin · BNB Smart Chain (its own network); also opBNB
Started: July 2017

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNo new BNB are issued; supply falls through scheduled burns^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?YesValidators halted the chain and blocked the 2022 bridge hacker's wallet (about US$430M of BNB)^{[3, 4]}

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?YesOriginal 200M maximum; no new issuance, and burns reduce supply toward 100M^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedFounding team got 40% in 2017; Binance and founder holdings are not published^[5]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesAbout 10% of gas fees burned (US$16.3M a year) plus quarterly Auto-Burns^{[2, 6]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit or halt of BNB Smart Chain itself found since Oct 2024; 2022 bridge hack is older^[3]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoSEC dropped its Binance and Zhao case with prejudice on 29 May 2025^[7]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: BNB Foundation and developers worldwide; issuer Binance, founded by Changpeng Zhao and Yi He, CEO Richard Teng since Nov 2023^[5]
Insider holdings: Founding team received 40% at the 2017 sale; current Binance and founder holdings are not published^[5]
Validator powers: Validators halted the chain and blocked the hacker's wallet after the Oct 2022 bridge exploit^{[3, 4]}

Supply

In circulation: 131.51M BNB of a 200.00M maximum (65.8%)^[1]
Total supply: 131,512,085 BNB after the 37th burn on 19 Oct 2026; burns continue until 100M remain^[2]
New coins: None issued and no vesting; supply falls about 4-5% a year through burns (estimate)^[2]
Burns in 2026: About 6.2M BNB across four quarterly Auto-Burns, about 4.5% of supply^{[2, 8]}

Use and fees

Main use: Gas and staking on BNB Smart Chain; trading-fee discounts at Binance^[5]
Network fees: US$163.2M in the past year; apps on the chain took US$661M^[6]
Who gets fees: About 10% of gas (US$16.3M) is burned; the formula-based quarterly Auto-Burn is run by the BNB Foundation^{[2, 6]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$1.3B a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 0.84% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 6.6% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -34.8% in C$^[1]^[9]
Thin trading: Typically under 1% of its market value trades in a day^[1]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 2-10 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 243 cases, 23 coins

49% were higher a year later^[10]

Typical result: Median -1% after a year; 72% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 21% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 7% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

1 red flag found

Red flag: BNB Chain validators halted the chain and blocked the bridge hacker's wallet, holding about US$430M of BNB, in Oct 2022, showing addresses can be frozen.^{[3, 4]}

The 37th quarterly Auto-Burn removed 1,646,196 BNB on 19 Oct 2026.^[2]
VanEck's US spot BNB fund (VBNB), listed 28 May 2026, held only US$2.62M on 21 Aug 2026.^{[11, 12]}
Binance, BNB's issuer, reported a breach of about US$6.36B on 29 Oct 2026 and said it will cover losses from reserves.^[13]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.