BNB Chain ecosystem in 3D
BNB Chain, formerly Binance Smart Chain, as a space station: the four biggest apps of each type are satellites docked to it, sized by the money they hold. Read our full BNB review for the background.
- DeFi TVL
- $5.24B
- BNB
- $707.31
- Stablecoins
- $13.09B
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DeFi deposits over time
Peak: $21.78B in May 2021. Today: $5.24B.
Main protocols on BNB Chain
The 49 apps with at least $10M on BNB Chain. Deposits on BNB Chain only; 7-day change shown for apps that run only on BNB Chain.
| # | Protocol | Type | TVL on BNB Chain | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEXs | $1.47B | — | |
| 2 | Lending | $1.14B | — | |
| 3 | Lending | $925.9M | — | |
| 4 | Liquid Staking | $719.8M | -3.1% | |
| 5 | DEXs | $633.9M | — | |
| 6 | Risk Curators | $529.2M | — | |
| 7 | Liquid Staking | $476.3M | — | |
| 8 | Bridge | $283.4M | — | |
| 9 | Basis Trading | $196.1M | — | |
| 10 | Lending | $194.9M | — | |
| 11 | Launchpad | $136.4M | — | |
| 12 | Basis Trading | $111.8M | +0.4% | |
| 13 | Basis Trading | $108.9M | — | |
| 14 | Yield | $79.9M | — | |
| 15 | DEXs | $74.4M | — | |
| 16 | Stablecoins (CDP) | $70.8M | -5.5% | |
| 17 | Cross Chain Bridge | $63.5M | — | |
| 18 | Yield | $59.6M | -3.7% | |
| 19 | Bridge | $57.9M | — | |
| 20 | CeDeFi | $56.7M | — | |
| 21 | Privacy | $54.8M | — | |
| 22 | Bridge | $48.3M | — | |
| 23 | Bridge | $44.1M | — | |
| 24 | DEXs | $43.2M | — | |
| 25 | Basis Trading | $41.2M | — | |
| 26 | Token Locker | $39.9M | — | |
| 27 | Yield vaults | $36.6M | — | |
| 28 | Basis Trading | $36.5M | +0.0% | |
| 29 | Leveraged Farming | $33.8M | — | |
| 30 | DEXs | $32.3M | — | |
| 31 | Token Locker | $29.2M | — | |
| 32 | RWA | $29.0M | — | |
| 33 | RWA | $28.9M | — | |
| 34 | Cross Chain Bridge | $27.2M | — | |
| 35 | RWA | $23.5M | +0.0% | |
| 36 | DEXs | $23.3M | — | |
| 37 | Stablecoins (CDP) | $21.2M | — | |
| 38 | Token Locker | $20.6M | — | |
| 39 | Bridge | $19.2M | — | |
| 40 | Anchor BTC | $19.1M | — | |
| 41 | Basis Trading | $18.3M | — | |
| 42 | Yield | $18.1M | — | |
| 43 | Launchpad | $16.8M | — | |
| 44 | RWA | $14.1M | +0.1% | |
| 45 | DEXs | $13.8M | +38.6% | |
| 46 | Bridge | $13.5M | — | |
| 47 | Yield | $13.0M | — | |
| 48 | Lending | $12.6M | -2.1% | |
| 49 | Prediction Market | $10.6M | — |
Where the money sits
DeFi deposits by type of app, for the apps above. These can add up to more than the headline TVL because some money is counted twice — for example, a staked token that is then deposited in a lending app.
Top exchanges by volume
Trading volume on BNB Chain's DEXs in the last 24 hours.
How the pieces connect
A typical path money takes through BNB Chain DeFi. Each step uses what the previous one produced.
- 1
Stake
Stake BNB and get a liquid token back that keeps earning rewards.
Lista (slisBNB)Aster asBNB - 2
Borrow
Deposit BNB, staked BNB or other assets and borrow stablecoins.
VenusLista LendingAave - 3
Trade
Swap tokens or provide liquidity. PancakeSwap is the biggest exchange.
PancakeSwapUniswap - 4
Earn
Stablecoin strategies and vaults that chase extra yield.
SolvAster USDFLorenzo
Underneath it all: stablecoins (USDT, USDC, USD1) are what people borrow, trade and earn on.
Beyond DeFi
opBNB
A cheaper Layer 2 network on top of BNB Chain.
Greenfield
BNB Chain’s decentralized storage network.
Four.meme
The main meme-coin launchpad on BNB Chain.
Binance Wallet
Binance's self-custody wallet, built into the Binance app.
Trust Wallet
A popular multi-chain mobile wallet, bought by Binance in 2018.
Launchpool
Binance perks for BNB holders: new tokens through Launchpool and HODLer airdrops.
Aster
A perpetual-futures exchange backed by YZi Labs, with its own stablecoin and bridge.
Auto-burn
Quarterly BNB burns that shrink the supply toward 100 million.
Best stablecoin yields
Pools with more than $2M deposited. Rewards are paid in tokens and can change daily.
| Protocol | Pool | APY | Deposits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitas USDu | SUSDU | 11.6% | $35.7M |
| ZEROBASE CeDeFi | USDT | 8.8% | $16.5M |
| Venus Core Pool | USDC | 8.4% | $2.4M |
| Bitway Earn | USDT | 8.0% | $22.2M |
| Bitway Earn | U | 8.0% | $10.1M |
| Lista Lending | USDT | 4.5% | $2.6M |
| Venus Core Pool | USDT | 4.2% | $27.5M |
| BlackRock BUIDL | BUIDL | 3.9% | $170.1M |
| Aave V3 | USDT | 3.2% | $9.4M |
| Venus Core Pool | FDUSD | 2.9% | $2.6M |
Not financial advice. Higher yields usually mean higher risk.
The BNB token
No new BNB is created. Every quarter some is burned, until only 100 million remain. All-time high $1,369.99 (Oct 2025).
- Supply now
- 131.5M BNB
- Target
- 100M BNB
- Latest burn
- #37, Oct 2026: ~1.65M BNB
- New BNB created
- None
A small part of every gas fee is also burned. A shrinking supply supports the price, as long as demand holds up.
Key moments
- Jul 2017BNB launches as "Binance Coin", sold to fund the new exchange.
- Sep 2020Binance Smart Chain launches, compatible with Ethereum apps.
- Feb 2022Renamed BNB Chain.
- Oct 2022A bridge bug lets an attacker mint ~2M BNB; validators halt the chain for hours.
- Nov 2023Binance pleads guilty in the US and pays over $4B; founder CZ steps down.
- 2025Upgrades bring block times under one second.
- Oct 2025BNB reaches its all-time high of about $1,370; CZ is pardoned.
- Oct 202637th quarterly burn removes about 1.65M BNB.
BNB Chain vs. Ethereum vs. Solana
This dashboard is for information only and is not financial advice. Figures from third-party sources may be delayed or revised.