BNB news

BNB rose over 5% to $893, edging toward the $900 resistance level as the Virtune‑launched Nasdaq Stockholm BNB exchange‑traded product (ETP) made its debut. The ETP, backed physically with Coinbase custody, charges a 1.95% annual fee and adds a new route for institutional exposure. BNB Chain is seeing a surge in prediction‑market activity, with Opinion Labs reporting more than $700 million in 7‑day volume and cumulative trading on the chain now exceeding $20 billion. Probable, launched in December, has already surpassed $1 billion in volume. The platform is integrating directly with Binance and Trust wallets, easing access for users. BNB Chain’s executive expects market consolidation in 2–3 years, while traders keep an eye on the $900 target as the CoinDesk 20 index gains roughly 1% in the past 24 hours.

Grayscale filed a Form S‑1 with the SEC to launch a spot ETF tracking Binance’s native token BNB, trading under the ticker GBNB. The proposal will advance only if Nasdaq files a 19b‑4 and the SEC approves. Like VanEck’s earlier BNB ETF filing, Grayscale’s plan excludes staking amid regulatory uncertainty. No U.S. BNB ETF currently trades, though European investors can buy a BNB ETP via 21Shares.

Grayscale has filed a registration statement with the SEC to launch a BNB ETF, tentatively named GBNB, that will track the Binance‑linked token BNB. The fund would be listed on Nasdaq and use Bank of New York Mellon as transfer agent and Coinbase Custody as custodian. Grayscale’s filing follows VanEck’s earlier BNB ETF proposal and comes amid a wave of new crypto ETFs, adding to the firm’s existing suite of token‑based funds.

BNB is trading at $908, up about 1% in the last 24 hours, matching the 0.95% rise of the CoinDesk 20 index. Elevated volume and a brief push toward the $910 resistance left the price consolidating just above the $900 support, leaving bulls and bears locked in a short-term stalemate. The token remains below the key $910 resistance and analysts are watching a move above $931 to confirm upward momentum. The Fermi hard fork reduced block times from 0.75 to 0.45 seconds, boosting throughput. Institutional interest is growing with Grayscale's BNB-ETF filing, and the BNB Chain Foundation's $100 million liquidity program and $200 000 allocations to smaller projects aim to spur activity.

BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork, launching this Wednesday, will reduce block times from 0.75 s to 0.45 s and target a finality of about one second, positioning the network as one of the fastest EVM‑compatible chains. The upgrade tightens consensus rules, propagation, and voting parameters so validators stay in sync even under congestion, while preserving predictable finality. Most DApps won’t need code changes, but teams that rely on precise block timing should review their assumptions. With 3.89 billion transactions in 2025, BNB Chain was the second busiest chain after Solana. Fermi gives it a speed edge over Ethereum’s 12‑second blocks, fitting its 2026 roadmap of high‑performance infrastructure for latency‑sensitive DeFi and gaming applications.

A Chinese memecoin, 114514, turned a $321 trade into $2.18 million in 11 days, illustrating the speculative surge early 2026. The boom aligns with BNB Chain Foundation’s $200 000 USDT purchases and the Year of the Horse theme. Binance’s listing of Binance Life pushed its market cap to $153 million, while other tokens like 我踏马来了 and Hajimi saw multi‑million trade volumes. BNB Chain’s liquidity boost and cultural hype fuel volatility, but sustainability concerns remain as the sector remains heavily driven by speculation.

U.S. consumer inflation for December came in at 2.7% YoY, unchanged from November, with core inflation also at 2.7%. The data, released Tuesday, will be the week's headline economic story. At the same time, BNB Smart Chain activated its Fermi hard fork, cutting block times from 750 ms to 450 ms to boost speed. Other crypto updates include Hedera’s mainnet upgrade, Mantle’s v1.4.2 roll‑out, RVN’s mining reward halving, and a U.S. Senate Banking Committee markup on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

Grayscale has registered statutory trusts for BNB and Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETFs in Delaware, a precondition before filing S‑1 registration statements with the SEC. The trust filings, dated Jan 8, precede the formal applications that detail structure, strategy and risks. The move follows the SEC’s approval of generic crypto‑ETF listing standards, eliminating the need for asset‑specific rule changes and expediting the process. VanEck has similarly filed for a spot BNB ETF and plans an HYPE token ETF, while Grayscale’s HYPE proposal marks the firm’s youngest product launch. Grayscale currently operates nine live crypto ETFs covering BTC, ETH, XRP and others, and has filed for additional altcoin funds. Market data shows BNB trading around $892 (+0.84 %) and HYPE near $25.92, down 2.5 % amid a broader pullback.

CEA Industries (BNC) is in a governance battle after YZi Labs, a major shareholder, challenges CEO David Namdar for shifting the company’s BNB‑only treasury to other cryptocurrencies, citing a departure from the $500 million strategy. YZi filed a consent solicitation with the SEC and accuses the board and 10X Capital of mismanagement and conflict of interest. In response, CEA adopted a shareholder‑rights plan and amended bylaws to raise thresholds for acquisitions and board nominations, a move YZi deems stockholder‑unfriendly. YZi demands independent directors, full disclosure, and the release of financial dashboards, while CEA still holds 515,000 BNB.

YZi Labs, backed by Binance founder CZ, filed an SEC complaint and posted on X accusing CEA Industries of adopting a poison pill and changing bylaws to entrench the board and reduce shareholder rights. YZi says these changes add unnecessary constraints and could expose the board to liability, and it is seeking to broaden the board and elect a new slate of directors. YZi also rejects CEA’s statement that it has never considered an alternative token for its digital asset treasury, citing CEO David Namdar’s comments about Solana and other projects. CEA insists it remains committed to a BNB‑focused treasury strategy and has not launched competing token ventures, and it has not issued a direct response to YZi’s claims.