On 25 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC, BNB traded at about $736, according to CoinGecko. That gave it a market capitalisation of roughly $96.8 billion. The price is about 46% below the all-time high of $1,369.99 set on 13 October 2025. It is down about 5% over 30 days and about 34% over 12 months. The most recent supply event was the 37th quarterly burn on 19 October 2026. It removed 1,646,196.44 BNB and left a total supply of 131,512,085 BNB.
The latest numbers
| Metric | Value | Date and source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$736.27 | 25 Oct 2026, CoinGecko |
| Market cap | ~$96.8 billion | 25 Oct 2026, CoinGecko |
| All-time high | $1,369.99 | 13 Oct 2025, CoinGecko |
| Change, 30 days | about −5% | 25 Oct 2026, CoinGecko |
| Change, 1 year | about −34% | 25 Oct 2026, CoinGecko |
| Total supply | 131,512,085 BNB | 19 Oct 2026, BNB Chain |
Prices move every minute, so check a live feed before relying on any figure here.
How BNB moved in 2026
CoinGecko's daily data shows four reference points this year:
- 1 January 2026: about $863
- 1 April 2026: about $616
- 1 July 2026: about $546, the lowest daily close of the year so far
- 22 September 2026: about $799, the highest daily close since January
At about $736, BNB is roughly 35% above its July low and about 15% below where it started the year. These are daily closing values, so intraday highs and lows were wider.
The 37th burn and what the burns do to supply
BNB Chain reduces supply in two ways:
- Auto-Burn (quarterly). The amount depends on the BNB price and the number of blocks BNB Smart Chain (BSC) produced during the quarter. The stated aim is to "gradually reduce its total supply to 100,000,000 BNB." The Lorentz and Maxwell upgrades made BSC produce blocks more often, so BNB Chain adjusted the formula's parameters to keep its original intent. Since BNB Chain Fusion, burns run directly on BSC and the tokens go to a dead address.
- BEP-95 (real-time). Every BSC block burns a portion of its gas fees. Validator governance sets the share.
The last four quarterly burns
| Burn | Date | BNB burned | Value at burn | Total supply after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34th | 15 Jan 2026 | 1,371,803.77 | ~$1.277 billion | 136,361,374.34 |
| 35th | 15 Apr 2026 | 1,569,307.34 | ~$1.02 billion | 134,786,916.53 |
| 36th | 15 Jul 2026 | 1,615,827.795 | ~$931.7 million | 133,166,127.91 |
| 37th | 19 Oct 2026 | 1,646,196.44 | ~$1.197 billion | 131,512,085 |
All four rows come from BNB Chain's own burn announcements. The supply after each burn is a little lower than the previous total minus the quarterly burn, because BEP-95 burns fees continuously in between.
Simple arithmetic shows two things:
- About 31.5 million BNB remain to be burned before total supply reaches the 100 million target.
- The number of tokens burned has risen every quarter in 2026, while the dollar value has varied with the price.
The formula responds to both price and block count, so a past quarter does not predict the next one. BNB Chain has not published a figure for the next burn.
What is next on the network
- Pasteur (done). This hard fork went live on BSC mainnet at 02:30 UTC on 25 August 2026 under meta-proposal BEP-673. BNB Chain says it tightened bridge verification and validator key handling and let blocks carry more transactions at the same 450 ms block time.
- Jenner (testnet next). BSC client v1.8.1 schedules Jenner on the Chapel testnet for 02:30 UTC on 29 October 2026. The release notes list:
- BEP-702, the Compliant Asset Standard (a token standard called CAS20) - BEP-703, a Payment Lane that reserves block space for simple transfers - BEP-706, millisecond timestamps
The same notes state: "Mainnet activation is not scheduled in this release." Some news reports give late November 2026 for mainnet. BNB Chain had not confirmed that date as of 25 October.
Testnet upgrades do not change mainnet fees or supply. Any effect on usage would come only after a mainnet activation.
How far is BNB from a price you pick?
Enter a BNB price and a reference price, such as the year's open, the July low or the all-time high, to see the percentage gap between them.
| BNB price to compare | Reference price | Change from the reference price |
|---|---|---|
| 736.27 USD | 546 USD | 34.85 % |
| 736.27 USD | 863 USD | -14.68 % |
| 736.27 USD | 1,369.99 USD | -46.26 % |
- Both prices are your own inputs; the defaults and examples use the CoinGecko figures quoted in the article.
- The 2026 reference points are daily closing values, so intraday highs and lows were wider.
- A positive result means the price is above the reference; a negative result means it is below.
This is arithmetic on two prices only: it does not fetch a live price, forecast where BNB goes next, or account for fees or tax.
What drives BNB's price
- Market direction. BNB generally moves with the wider crypto market, and the year's high and low came during broad market swings.
- Demand for BNB as a utility. BNB pays transaction fees on BSC and opBNB. It is also used for staking with validators and for voting in BNB Chain governance. More activity means more fee demand and, through BEP-95, more fees burned.
- Supply reduction. The quarterly and real-time burns shrink total supply. Burns reduce supply but do not set the price. BNB fell about 34% over the year while the burns kept running.
- Ties to the exchange that created it. BNB was issued by a centralised exchange and still carries fee discounts and other perks there. The exchange's trading volume and legal standing therefore remain part of BNB's risk.
Risks to keep in view
- Legal and regulatory events. On 21 November 2023, the US Department of Justice announced guilty pleas from the exchange behind BNB and from its founder. The company agreed to a total financial penalty of $4,316,126,163 and to keep an independent compliance monitor for three years. The case is resolved. Later enforcement news involving the issuer has historically been a source of sudden price moves.
- Concentration. A relatively small set of validators secures BSC. That is a different trust model from more widely distributed networks.
- Upgrade risk. Hard forks require every node operator to update. Bugs or delays can disrupt the network.
- Volatility. In 2026 alone, BNB's daily closes ranged from about $546 to about $863.
How to check the numbers yourself
- Supply and burns: BNB Chain's blog posts each quarterly burn, and the dead address can be checked on a BSC block explorer.
- Upgrades: The bnb-chain/bsc GitHub releases page carries exact activation times. BEP texts sit in the bnb-chain/BEPs repository.
- Price: Compare at least two independent price aggregators. Quoted prices differ by a few dollars between sources at any moment.
Frequently asked questions
What is the BNB price today?
On 25 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC, BNB traded at about $736.27 according to CoinGecko. That puts it about 46% below its $1,369.99 high of 13 October 2025.
When was the last BNB burn?
The 37th quarterly burn was completed on 19 October 2026. It removed 1,646,196.44 BNB, worth about $1.197 billion at the time, and left a total supply of 131,512,085 BNB.
How much BNB is left to burn?
About 31.5 million BNB. That is the difference between the 131,512,085 total supply after the 37th burn and BNB Chain's 100 million target.
Does a burn push the price up?
Not reliably. Burns reduce supply, but BNB fell about 34% over the 12 months to 25 October 2026 while four quarterly burns were carried out.
When does the Jenner upgrade reach mainnet?
No mainnet date has been officially scheduled. The testnet activation is set for 29 October 2026, 02:30 UTC.
Limitations: prices are a snapshot from a single data provider (CoinGecko) at 09:52 UTC on 25 October 2026, and this article contains no price forecast or investment advice.
