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BNB Chain ($BNB) from Binance comprises the BNB Beacon Chain for governance (ie: staking and voting) and the EVM-compatible BNB Smart Chain, and is organized by the Binance online exchange. It aims to increase interoperability and develop the underlying infrastructure of the “world’s parallel virtual environment”.

Quick Facts

BNB Chain is a Layer 1 blockchain
BNB Chain utilizes a “Proof of Staked Authority” (PoSA) consensus mechanism named “Parlia”
BNB Chain has a theoretical limit of 300 Transactions Per Second (TPS)
BNB Chain’s average Cost Per Transaction (CPT) is $0.3215
BNB Chain’s White Paper 📄

Technical Specifications

(as of 4/22/22)

Performance Data

Metric	Value
Active Transactions Per Second (TPS)	Submit data
Max Theoretical TPS	300 TPS
Average Cost Per Transaction (CPT)	$0.3215
Block Height	Submit data
Environmental Impact	∙ BNB Chain is an environmentally-friendly blockchain due to its PoSA consensus mechanism
Bridges	∙ Binance Bridge

Github Activity

Metric	Value
Repository Name	bsc
Stars	1499
Watchers	75
Forks	683
Contributors	144
Merged Pull Requests	217
Closed vs Total Issues	568 out of 617

Financial Ecosystem

(as of 4/22/22)

Metric	Value
BNB Price	$406.47
Market Cap	$66.36B
Ecosystem Ranking by Market Cap	#4
Token Trading Volume – 24hr	$1.88B
Total Value Locked (TVL)	$10.76B
Liquidity	$151.53M
Number of Active Wallets	1.172M
Number of Unique Wallets	155,115,114
Circulating Supply	163,276,974 BNB
Total Supply	163,276,974 BNB
Validator Count	11 on Testnet, 21 on Mainnet
Inflation Rate	Submit data