BNB Chain sector +5.4% WoW; BNB enters price discovery.

Top movers: STBL, UB, DORA, NMD; catalysts below (where known).

Ecosystem: BEW sunsetting, Kickstart upgrade, MYX Controversy, Franklin partnership.

The market is on fire this week, with the majority of major altcoins seeing green.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly touched $117K while its dominance dropped, meanwhile the CMC Altcoin Season Index is on a clear uptrend, suggesting altcoin season is near.

With the Fed expected to announce rate cuts today, the market may be set for volatility. But, for now, things are looking up.

Keeping that in mind, let’s see how the BNB Chain sector evolved this week.

The BNB Chain sector continued to go from strength to strength since our last market update.

The sector added ~$13.4 billion to its market capitalization (mcap) week-on-week, equivalent to a gain of 5.4%.

Source: BNB Token Page

This growth was largely attributed to the expansion of BNB (BNB), which hit a new all-time high of $962.3 and is now in price discovery. The token gained 8.7% in one of the best weeks of 2025 so far.

The BNB Chain sector is outperforming most other L1 ecosystems this week. For comparison:

Bitcoin ecosystem: +2.2%

Ethereum ecosystem: +3.2%

Solana ecosystem: +4.7%

This week's best-performing BEP-20 tokens (among the top 100) and their catalysts (where known) include:

STBL (STBL): +434% (Binance Alpha listing; TGE/airdrop-driven hype)

Unibase (UB): +157.6%

DORA (DORA): +75%

Nexusmind (NMD): +69.2%

Meanwhile, the hottest tokens on this week’s trending top list are mostly composed of small caps and include a decentralized energy network (Starpower) and a token with highly unusual trading activity (⚠️MetaMars ⚠️).

BNB Chain also saw an uptick in most on-chain activity measures this week, including Daily Active Addresses, Daily Transactions, Total Value Locked (TVL), and more.

Source: Artemis

The platform leapfrogged Solana to become the second most popular L1 when measured by stablecoin transfer volume, and narrowed the gap with Solana and Ethereum for DEX trading volume.

Another week, another wave of major updates in the BNB Chain space. Catch up on the latest news and developments below:

Franklin Templeton Partners With Binance: Franklin Templeton and Binance announced a collaboration to develop tokenized products and on-chain solutions for global investors—combining compliant tokenization with Binance’s distribution and infrastructure.

BNB Chain Wallet (BEW) Sunsetting: BNB Chain confirmed the BEW browser extension is being sunset, with Chrome/Firefox store removal on Oct. 15. Users should back up seed phrases and migrate to supported crypto wallets (e.g., Binance Wallet, hardware wallets).

Linea (LINEA) Goes Live on Binance: Binance featured LINEA on Alpha, rolled out a HODLer airdrop for eligible users, and then opened spot trading alongside a trading contest.

Bubblemaps Flags $170M MYX Airdrop Sybil Pattern: On-chain watchdog Bubblemaps alleges ~100 newly funded wallets claimed ~9.8M MYX (~$170M) in MYX Finance’s airdrop, exhibiting identical activity hinting at a single entity. MYX disputes the charge and defends its distribution; scrutiny continues.

>> That’s all for this update. Join us next week for more on the latest BNB Chain developments.