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BNB Chain
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 |
Key Projects
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Social Media
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Company Info
- Legal Name: BNB Chain from Binance
- Founded: 2017
- HQ: Cayman Islands
- Current employee count: 5,000+ people
Key People
- Changpeng Zhao — CEO, Co-Founder
- He Yi — CMO, Co-Founder
Funding Ecosystem
- Fund: Binance Labs
- Studio: BNB Chain $100M Accelerator Fund
Investors
- Sequoia Capital, Black Hole Capital, Limitless Crypto Investments, Funcity Capital, Vertex Ventures, Vertex Ventures China, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Chris McCann, Fundamental Labs, Jean Abrial, Plutus21, Daniel Oon
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- BNB Chain
- Quick Facts
- Technical Specifications
- Financial Ecosystem
- Key Projects
- Learning Resources
- Social Media
- Company Info
- Key People
- Funding Ecosystem
- Investors