TL;DR:

The crypto market is a conflicted picture right now.

Open interest across derivatives just hit an all-time high, and we are days away from the historically strongest quarter for altcoins, but the market experienced the largest liquidation event of the year and the CMC Crypto Fear and Greed Index is close to its lowest value in 2025.

With that said, the BNB Chain sector was largely unfazed by the broader market downturn this week. Let’s dive into the details below 👇

BNB Chain Market Recap

Fortunately, the BNB Chain sector was able to maintain its recent momentum this week, recording a 2.7% gain.

In total, $7.2 billion was added to its market capitalization (mcap), largely thanks to the strength of BNB (BNB) , which gained 7.7% week-on-week and briefly touched a new all-time high of $1,078.

A handful of other BEP-20 tokens also experienced dramatic growth this week—largely fueled by so-called “perp season” with perpetual DEX platform tokens rallying.

This week’s top performers and their catalysts (if known) include:

Source: BNB Token Ecosystem Page

This week's trending list largely comes as no surprise, but World of Dypians (WOD) soared into the No. 2 spot after gaining 89.5% this week on massive trading volume.

Overall, the BNB Chain sector is outperforming most others by a clear margin. The Ethereum and Solana ecosystems suffered significant losses, while the Avalanche ecosystem performed relatively well.

Source: Artemis

When it comes to on-chain metrics, BNB Chain saw significant growth in several key statistics and outpaced the competition. It briefly topped Solana to become the most used blockchain by daily active addresses and became the No. 1 blockchain by fee revenue.

BNB Chain News Roundup

This week’s bullish price action was underpinned by a wave of positive developments in the BNB Chain sector. Below, we’ve summarized some of the most significant.

Validators Float BNB Chain Fee-Cut & Faster Blocks : BNB Chain highlighted validator moves to lower gas (another 50%) and accelerate block intervals. This aims to attract traders/liquidity and improve UX for agents and perps.